"This book explores the limits of religious dissent in antebellum America, and reminds us of the difficulties facing reformers who tried to end slavery through peaceful protest."--Jacket.
In the years before the Civil War, the Society of Friends opposed the abolitionist campaign for an immediate end to slavery and considered abolitionists within the church as heterodox radicals seeking to destroy civil and religious liberty. This work reminds us of the difficulti…
"After examining the words of sacred works and philosophical arguments supporting peace, this book traces chronologically the ways in which English poets have presented pacifist beliefs. It is ideal for study on Peace and Conflict Studies courses around the world, while for lite…
Formative writings, 1929-1941
by McFarland, Dorothy Tuck, Van Ness, Wilhelmina, Weil, Simone
Formative writings, 1929-1941
by Weil, Simone, McFarland, Dorothy Tuck, Van Ness, Wilhelmina
"Born in Paris, Simone Weil came from a highly intellectual family. After a brilliant academic career at school and university, she taught philosophy interspersed with periods of hard manual labor on farms and in factories. Throughout her life she combined sophisticated and scho…
This book is an anthology of the writings of Jean Jaures, a central figure of French socialism in the period leading up to World War I. Born in 1859, and killed in 1914 just a few days before the outbreak of the conflict, Jaures remains one of the most celebrated politicians in …
This book is an anthology of the writings of Jean Jaures, a central figure of French socialism in the period leading up to World War I. Born in 1859, and killed in 1914 just a few days before the outbreak of the conflict, Jaures remains one of the most celebrated politicians in …
"Victoria W. Wolcott argues that utopianism is the little-appreciated base of the visionary worldview that informed the prime movers of the Civil Rights Movement. Idealism and pragmatism, not utopianism, are what tend to come to mind when we think about the motivating philosophi…
"Victoria W. Wolcott argues that utopianism is the little-appreciated base of the visionary worldview that informed the prime movers of the Civil Rights Movement. Idealism and pragmatism, not utopianism, are what tend to come to mind when we think about the motivating philosophi…
Cet essai propose une critique du discours militariste pour qui « la guerre, c'est la paix ». Dans ce plaidoyer à la fois viscéral et documenté contre la guerre, l'auteur brosse un portrait des lignes de force qui se dessinent de la Guerre froide à la Guerre au terrorisme, des m…