{"product_id":"pacifism-as-war-abolitionism-9781032686141","title":"Pacifism as War Abolitionism","description":"\u003cp\u003eResponding to the unprecedented violence of our times, and the corresponding interest in nonviolent solutions, this book takes up the heart of pacifism: its critique of what pacifists have termed the \u003ci\u003ewar system\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePacifism as War Abolitionism\u003c\/i\u003e provides an account of the war system that draws on contemporary sociology, history, and political philosophy. The core of its critique of that system is that war begets war, and hence war will not be endedor even constrainedby finding more principled ways to fight war, as many imagine. War can only be ended by ending the war system, which can only be done \u003ci\u003enonviolently\u003c\/i\u003e. This has been the message of pacifism''s great voices like Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Dorothy Day. It is the principal message of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDraws extensively on the sociological and historical research on war to expand the usual philosophical discussion beyond hypothetical accounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019161370967,"sku":"9781032686141","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pacifism-as-war-abolitionism-9781032686141","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}