Realism, Utopia, and the Mushroom Cloud
Four Activist Intellectuals and their Strategies for Peace, 1945-1989--Louise Weiss (France), Leo Szilard (USA), E. P. Thompson (England), Danilo Dolci (Italy)
344 pages, 4 halftones 6 x 9
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1993
Cloth $70.00
ISBN: 9780226044200
Published December 1993
Paper $26.00
ISBN: 9780226044217
Published December 1993
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Peace through Strength: Louise Weiss's Global Realpolitik 2. Peace through Cooperative Diplomacy: Leo Szilard's Vision of a Superpower Duopoly 3. Peace as Grass-Roots Internationalism: E. P. Thompson's Campaign against Bloc Politics 4. Peace through Social Transformation: Danilo Dolci's Long-Range Experiments with Gandhian Nonviolence Conclusion The Limits of the Possible: Three Core Debates The Future of Government on a Global Scale The Human Capacity for Change Two Conceptions of Power Notes Bibliography Index
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