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Serie: Peacemakers
GebondenEngels9781032022192
1-6-2022
This volume,
- is an introspective read on Krishnamurti as a radical philosopher,
- discusses the possibilities of change through education, the school and the school culture as catalysts for transformation
- will be of great interest to students and researcher of philosophy, education, South Asia studies, and the social sciences. Meer
GebondenEngels9781032403984
3-3-2023
This book examines the figure of the public intellectual through the work of Émile Zola in the Dreyfus affair. It analyzes Zola’s famous letter “J’Accuse” supporting Alfred Dreyfus and its philosophical and political consequences for the intellectual world, including Indian public intellectuals. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781032439945
3-3-2023
This book examines the figure of the public intellectual through the work of Émile Zola in the Dreyfus affair. It analyzes Zola’s famous letter “J’Accuse” supporting Alfred Dreyfus and its philosophical and political consequences for the intellectual world, including Indian public intellectuals. Meer
GebondenEngels9781032960234
30-1-2025
This book presents an original understanding of Arendt in the context of comparative political theory. The author discusses Arendt’s acute and perceptive view of violence as well as practical applications of her thought in a comparative context. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781032000237
31-12-2021
This volume is about Pope Francis, the diplomat. In his eight years of pontificate, Pope Francis as a peacemaker has propagated the ideas of human and divine cooperation to build a global human fraternity through his journeys outside the Vatican. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781032001456
22-4-2022
This book explores the life and work of Omar Khayyam as a provocateur of peace. While Khayyam is known for his poetry, he was foremost a prominent mathematician who looked at the world from a unique perspective. Meer
GebondenEngels9781032215624
19-3-2025
This book explores Rabindranath Tagore’s distinctive argument for peace — in spiritual rather than in political terms. Drawing on seminal texts by Tagore, the book presents the reader with a comprehensive overview of Gurudev’s seemingly contradictory notions of individual freedom, universal love for humanity, and nationalism. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781032269702
26-8-2022
This volume,
- is an introspective read on Krishnamurti as a radical philosopher,
- discusses the possibilities of change through education, the school and the school culture as catalysts for transformation
- will be of great interest to students and researcher of philosophy, education, South Asia studies, and the social sciences. Meer
paperbackEngels104 blz.9781032968117
27-6-2025
This book presents an original understanding of Arendt in the context of comparative political theory. The author discusses Arendt’s acute and perceptive view of violence as well as practical applications of her thought in a comparative context. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780367368913
16-7-2020
How do we explain violence?
What is so significant of modern forms of violence that it has produced such large-scale destruction in its wake?
This volume builds on the political philosophy of Wittgenstein, his notions of peace and violence, to explore how violence in any form is contained in culturally or ideologically formed institutions. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780367442606
27-11-2020
This book outlines the life of spiritual diplomacy of the 14th Dalai Lama and his emergence as a global peace icon. It traces his evolution as a Tibetan Buddhist monk rooted in the Geluk tradition, as a Nobel laureate, and as an internationally recognized peacemaker. Meer
GebondenEngels9780367479664
5-8-2020
This book follows Chagall’s life through his art and his understanding of the role of the artist as a political being. It takes the reader through the different milieus of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries – including the World Wars and the Holocaust – to present a unique understanding of Chagall’s artistic vision of peace in an age of extremes. Meer
GebondenEngels9780367361099
27-11-2020
This book maps the genesis and development of Gandhi’s idea of non-violence. It traces the evolution of the message of peace from its first expressions in South Africa to Gandhi’s later campaigns against British rule in India, most prominently the Salt March campaign of 1930. Meer
GebondenEngels9780367368043
16-7-2020
How do we explain violence?
What is so significant of modern forms of violence that it has produced such large-scale destruction in its wake?
This volume builds on the political philosophy of Wittgenstein, his notions of peace and violence, to explore how violence in any form is contained in culturally or ideologically formed institutions. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780367361129
27-11-2020
This book maps the genesis and development of Gandhi’s idea of non-violence. It traces the evolution of the message of peace from its first expressions in South Africa to Gandhi’s later campaigns against British rule in India, most prominently the Salt March campaign of 1930. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780367506773
5-8-2020
This book follows Chagall’s life through his art and his understanding of the role of the artist as a political being. It takes the reader through the different milieus of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries – including the World Wars and the Holocaust – to present a unique understanding of Chagall’s artistic vision of peace in an age of extremes. Meer
GebondenEngels9780367640750
22-4-2022
This book explores the life and work of Omar Khayyam as a provocateur of peace. While Khayyam is known for his poetry, he was foremost a prominent mathematician who looked at the world from a unique perspective. Meer
GebondenEngels9780367442545
27-11-2020
This book outlines the life of spiritual diplomacy of the 14th Dalai Lama and his emergence as a global peace icon. It traces his evolution as a Tibetan Buddhist monk rooted in the Geluk tradition, as a Nobel laureate, and as an internationally recognized peacemaker. Meer
GebondenEngels9780367756994
31-12-2021
This volume is about Pope Francis, the diplomat. In his eight years of pontificate, Pope Francis as a peacemaker has propagated the ideas of human and divine cooperation to build a global human fraternity through his journeys outside the Vatican. Meer
GebondenEngels9780367353087
13-7-2021
This book reflects on the life and politics of Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) and his efforts to broker peace and reconciliation in a deeply divided country. Meer