Conflict & Peace

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A Beauty that Hurts

A Beauty that Hurts

Life and Death in Guatemala

When A Beauty That Hurts first appeared in 1995, Guatemala was one of the world’s most flagrant violators of human rights. An accord brokered by the United Nations brought a measure of … 288 View
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A Better Truth

A Better Truth

The Democratic Legacy of Resistance to Conscription, 1917–1921

From: Worth Fighting For

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“A Good Teacher Is a Revolutionary”

“A Good Teacher Is a Revolutionary”

Alternative War Perspectives in Toronto Classrooms from the 1960s to the 1990s

From: Worth Fighting For

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A Militarized Society

A Militarized Society

From: A Beauty that Hurts

This chapter discusses army rhetoric and examining what the role of an army should be in a country like Guatemala. 5 $0.50 Add
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A Mixed Blessing

A Mixed Blessing

The Pacifist Sects of Upper Canada and Exemption from Militia Duty, 1793–1867

From: Worth Fighting For

This chapter provides an overview of colonial militia laws regarding accommodation for those settlers of Upper Canada who were Quaker, Mennonite, or Tunker. By charting the methods by which the … 15 $1.50 Add
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A Mosaic of Alternatives

A Mosaic of Alternatives

From: The Memory We Could Be

What follows is not an exact formula or a plotted route to climate safety. It is a brief map of 12 terrains of possibility, which may represent existing and potential pathways for a transition. 46 $4.60 Add
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A Plausable Future: Approaching Apocalypse

A Plausable Future: Approaching Apocalypse

From: The Memory We Could Be

Climate change represents the extinction of predictability, a demolition of certainties. By the end of the 21st century, the environmental conditions on up to a third of the Earth’s surface … 24 $2.40 Add
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A Possible Future: The World We Can Win

A Possible Future: The World We Can Win

From: The Memory We Could Be

From a climatic perspective, our transformation requires two axes: a massive reduction of emissions and a massive reduction of injustice. We must diminish vulnerabilities, reduce the drivers of … 23 $2.30 Add
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A Quarter Century of Failed Warfare

A Quarter Century of Failed Warfare

From: Disarming Conflict

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<p>A Second Front for Stalin, or a Third Front in the Air?</p>

A Second Front for Stalin, or a Third Front in the Air?

From: The Myth of the Good War

1942. Analyzes why the decision not to open a second front was made by the British and American forces 14 $1.40 Add
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A Useful New Enemy

A Useful New Enemy

From: The Myth of the Good War

Analyzing how the Cold War was useful to the American Power elite. 10 $1.00 Add
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“A Very Major Wheel That Helped Grind the War Down”

“A Very Major Wheel That Helped Grind the War Down”

The Canadian Anti-Draft Movement, 1966–1973

From: Worth Fighting For

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About New Society Publishers

About New Society Publishers

From: Are We Done Fighting?

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About Quakers and the Author

About Quakers and the Author

From: Are We Done Fighting?

The author explains who Quakers are, and their longstanding interest in responding to violence with peace. The Quaker perspective of the author has informed many of the examples of the book. 3 $0.30 Add
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Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

From: The Hope that Remains

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Acronyms

Acronyms

From: A Beauty that Hurts

Understanding acronyms used within the book 2 $0.20 Add