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Great peacemakers : true stories from around the world / Ken Beller and Heather Chase.
Publication details: Sedona, Arizona : LTS Press, c2008.Description: xii, 195 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780980138207 (cloth) :
- 0980138205 (cloth) :
- JZ5540 .B45 2008
Contents:
Pt.1. Choosing nonviolence; 1. Henry david Thoreau: Living deliberately, 2. Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolence resistance, 3. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Daring to dream, 4. Anderson Sa: an instrument of change -- Pt.2. Living peace; 5. Mother Teresa: Love in Action, 6. Thich Nhat Hanh: Being peace, 7. Colman McCarthy: Teaching peace, 8. Oscar Arias: "Us" refers to all humankind -- Pt.3. Honoring diversity; 9. Bruno Hussar: Interfaith harmony, 10. Desmond Tutu: All belong, 11. Riane Eisler: Partnership, not domination, 12. The Dalai Lama: Universal compassion -- Pt.4. Valuing all life; 13. Henry Salt: The creed of kinship, 14. Albert Schweitzer: Reverence for life, 15. Astrid Lindgren: A voice for the voiceless, 16. Jane Goodall: Realizing our humanity -- Pt.5. Caring for the planet; 17. Rachel Carson: the balance of nature, 18. David Suzuki: Redefining progress, 19. Nader Khalili: Sustainable community, 20. Wangari Maathai: Planting seeds of peace -- Conclusion.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | JZ 5540 .B45 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 601696 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-183) and index.
Pt.1. Choosing nonviolence; 1. Henry david Thoreau: Living deliberately, 2. Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolence resistance, 3. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Daring to dream, 4. Anderson Sa: an instrument of change -- Pt.2. Living peace; 5. Mother Teresa: Love in Action, 6. Thich Nhat Hanh: Being peace, 7. Colman McCarthy: Teaching peace, 8. Oscar Arias: "Us" refers to all humankind -- Pt.3. Honoring diversity; 9. Bruno Hussar: Interfaith harmony, 10. Desmond Tutu: All belong, 11. Riane Eisler: Partnership, not domination, 12. The Dalai Lama: Universal compassion -- Pt.4. Valuing all life; 13. Henry Salt: The creed of kinship, 14. Albert Schweitzer: Reverence for life, 15. Astrid Lindgren: A voice for the voiceless, 16. Jane Goodall: Realizing our humanity -- Pt.5. Caring for the planet; 17. Rachel Carson: the balance of nature, 18. David Suzuki: Redefining progress, 19. Nader Khalili: Sustainable community, 20. Wangari Maathai: Planting seeds of peace -- Conclusion.
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