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Its overarching aim is no less than moving the current scarcity-conflict paradigm to one of cooperative resource management and, ultimately, toward peaceful coexistence both among ourselves and within the balance of nature.To read the Common Dreams excerpt of \"Peace Ecology\" Click Here.Talk Nation Radio Interview with Randall Amster and David Swanson here.\"","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50764688228625,"sku":"CIN1612052975G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50765493666065,"sku":"CIN1612052975VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52431711109393,"sku":"NLS9781612052977","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1612052975.jpg?v=1750927031"},{"product_id":"peace-ecology-book-randall-amster-9781612052960","title":"Peace Ecology","description":"Peace Ecology presents a cutting-edge exploration of an emerging paradigm that links the essence of peace and nonviolence with the tenets of ecology and the principles of environmentalism. 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