Community, violence, and peace : Aldo Leopold, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Gaut...
Community, violence, and peace : Aldo Leopold, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Gaut...
Community, violence, and peace : Aldo Leopold, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Gautama the Buddha in the twenty-first century / A. L. Herman.
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Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1999.
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N306.09/9
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English
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Physical content
xi, 245 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Something about Community -- 2. Aldo Leopold and the Biotic Community -- 3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the Ashramic Community -- 4. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Beloved Community -- 5. Gautama the Buddha and the Karmic Community -- 6. Conclusion: Community and the Twenty-First Century.
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Publisher
Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
Community, Violence, and Peace explores the concept of community and the belief that it can resolve the dilemmas of excessive violence and insufficient peace in the twenty-first century. Herman begins by analyzing two fictional communities, the spiritual community of Plato and the materialistic community of Aldous Huxley. He then investigates four...
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Community, violence, and peace : Aldo Leopold, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Gautama the Buddha in the twenty-first century / A. L. Herman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-237) and index.
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c1999.
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N306.09/9
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74VvWy22M47O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvWy22M47O
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ISBN
0791439844 (pbk.)
9780791439838 (hbk.)
0791439836 (hbk.)
9780791439845 (pbk.)
DDC
306.09
MMS ID
991012096879702626
