The Future of Peace: On the Front Lines with the World's Great Peacemakers - Softcover

Scott A. Hunt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062517422 ISBN 13: 9780062517425

Publisher: HarperOne, 2004

Synopsis

In this illuminating journey around the globe, Scott A. Hunt takes us face to face with true heroes including: the Dalai Lama; the famed dissident of Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi; and the activist who brought peace to Latin America, Oscar Arias of Costa Rica, who share their historic struggles and show us how to find optimism in the face of anguish, and compassion in the place of animosity.What does it mean to fight for peace? From the riotous streets in Burma to a prison cell in Vietnam, from the bombed-out streets of Belfast to the refugee camps of Palestine, Scott A. Hunt travels across the globe, often under arduous conditions, to report from the major battles that shaped and continue to shape our world.Recounting histories that were not taught in school, and uncovering lessons which may have been brushed aside, Scott A. Hunt coaxes out in intimate conversations staggering stories from Vietnam's leading dissident Thich Quang Do, famed primate specialist and humanitarian Dr. Jane Goodall, Cambodia's Supreme Patriarch Maha Ghosananda, Ireland's Nobel Peace Laureate John Hume and other great leaders who have battled to end the brutality against the people and causes they cherish.In the end, The Future of Peace reveals what it means to remain steadfast to a vision of compassion, to be a leader, and to preserve peace in our own day-to-day lives.The Future of Peace is an extraordinary investigation that offers far-ranging insights and invaluable lessons - a book that changes the way we think about the world and our responsibility toward one another.

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Review:

"I know Mahatma Gandhi would have welcomed this book."--The Honorable Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi and a member of the Parliament of South Africa

"Scott Hunt is a remarkable man who has written a remarkable book."--Dr. Jane Goodall

"I really appreciate this work. This is a very important book."--His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"A mind-expanding and soul-stirring book, [The Future of Peace] offers welcome and necessary light."--San Jose Mercury News

"This soul-stirring volume... nurtures within us the spirit of nonviolence."--Spirituality and Health magazine

About the Author:

Scott A. Hunt is one of the few writers in the world to have gained access to the exceptional group of peacemakers interviewed in this book. He is a graduate of Harvard University, where he studied government, specializing in political philosophy. He has written for a wide array of magazines and is currently teaching Buddhism at the University of California, Berkeley's continuing education program.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0062517422
• ISBN 13: 9780062517425
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384