"Who doesn't want peace?" you might ask yourself. But look around you: War and human rights violations are everywhere. Fear is a dominant cultural bond. Meanwhile, so many of us consent to this aggression—when it is done by the government we think represents us. Why Peace is about our aspirations to our own progression, to where peaceful and voluntary societal systems and associations replace the machinery of aggression and coercion. Only by interacting peacefully can we achieve a more harmonious, prosperous, healthy, fair and tolerant society. This book is an exploration of aggression, and of the evolutionary (and revolutionary) process to peace. Through the insights of men and women, from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives, Why Peace presents stories of wars, invasions, and political repressions—down to the most basic levels of authoritarianism. These individuals share mind-opening and inspiring personal experiences with state violence: North Korean gulag prisoners, exiled journalists, soldiers at war (and some who refused to go back), Colombian campesinos displaced by drug war fumigations, people violently displaced by their government for private corporate interests in the Amazon, families run over by war, victims of cluster bombs in Southeast Asia, Guantánamo prisoners, a Cuban student denied the rights to speak and organize, and much more. Also in this collaboration are military officers, former state officials, political prisoners, activists, economists, aid workers, and others. Each has contributed to this work to help demonstrate the philosophy, morality, and universal benefits of non-aggression and protecting human rights. Seventy-eight people, from thirty-four countries on five continents, share their stories here. Find out why they all came to a similar conclusion: peace is best for all and its time has come.
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By Bob S
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Compilation of many knowledgable people's real life experiences, this book is well written and enjoyable to read. A college professor of political science or history would find this a valuable adjunct to their lectures.
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By prayn4peace
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Powerful and chilling; thanks so much, Marc, for giving us such an important book. Why Peace offers a compilation of essays by those who've experienced and witnessed the violence of war and the suffering of oppression firsthand, whether as journalists, prisoners, activists, human rights workers, soldiers. From Sarajevo to the Sudan, from Iraq to North Korea, and Guantanamo to Vietnam, come stories so extraordinary that I often found them hard to read, but I couldn't put it down. I know I'll never forget the tiny children who died of fear, clinging to one another as bombs fell around their home.
But there is also an overlying hope in Why Peace, a hope that is borne in the compassion and hearts of those working for justice, and those simply living (surviving) in horrendous situations but retaining their humanity, continuing to reach beyond their own suffering to help others. Why Peace offers a glimpse into the policies and practices that foster violence and shape our acceptance of what, with a true awareness, we could only condemn. A timely book, as we once again hear the distant drumming of the warmongers. This book can only help but bring us closer to answering the title's question, an answer that simply must be - to preserve humanity.
Thank you, Marc, for this book and for all you do to bringing us closer to Peace.
But there is also an overlying hope in Why Peace, a hope that is borne in the compassion and hearts of those working for justice, and those simply living (surviving) in horrendous situations but retaining their humanity, continuing to reach beyond their own suffering to help others. Why Peace offers a glimpse into the policies and practices that foster violence and shape our acceptance of what, with a true awareness, we could only condemn. A timely book, as we once again hear the distant drumming of the warmongers. This book can only help but bring us closer to answering the title's question, an answer that simply must be - to preserve humanity.
Thank you, Marc, for this book and for all you do to bringing us closer to Peace.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Jill Pyeatt
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This is a wonderful book! Order one for you, and 4 or 5 as gifts. This collection of articles about peace reads easily, one article at a time. It helps to paint a picture of what a world at peace can be like.
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Why Peace? Because we can.
Why Peace? Because today's children and those to come deserve it.
Why Peace? Because we can.
I will not belittle your intelligence or the contribution of any of the... Read more
Why Peace? Because we can.
I will not belittle your intelligence or the contribution of any of the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. K. Sonola
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Many articles to stimulate thought.
The variety and scope of the articles in this hefty volume is amazing. I can't say I agree with every author, but each raises points worthy of consideration. I believe every U.S. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jimmy
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This book should be required reading globally
Why Peace is an excellent, informative, entertaining read. Mark Guttman provides historical anecdotes that are educational, serious, inspiring, and humorous. Read more
Published 9 months ago by hendi
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You may never think about war the same again
This is a great anthology of essays by some of the most thoughtful lovers of peace, liberty and humanity in recent times. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Lawrence W. Reed
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