Choose Peace by Johan Galtung
Johan Galtung and Daisaku Ikeda are two major figures in international peace studies. Ikeda is a leading Buddhist, author and educator and is deeply rooted in the Mahayana Buddhism of Nichiren. Galtung is the founder of the Institute for Peace Research in Oslo and has developed a more general Buddhist orientation. Together, through dialogue, they search for ways of interfacing Buddhism and peace. Far from abstract, their search inspires very concrete proposals that are directly relevant to the political agendas of today. Presented as a dialogue between the two men, Choose Peace explores practical solutions to many of the global problems afflicting the world today. Galtung and Ikeda identify sources of violence and unrest and consider the role of Buddhism in formulating peaceful solutions to violence. The implications of political forces such as nationalism and socialism are considered and the role of human rights, grassroots power and the United Nations in peacekeeping initiatives are explored.
'Two of the best known figures in international peace studiesThis is a strikingly honest account of the inner landscape of these men and their ideas. I would recommend this book because it consistently places humanity in all senses of the word at the heart of its concerns.' -- International Peacekeeping
'Fascinating and often profound' -- Journal of Peace Research
'Fascinating and often profound' -- Journal of Peace Research
Johan Galtung is a Norwegian sociologist, mathematician and the founder of the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo in 1959. He is the author of a number of books including Pax Pacifica (Pluto, 2005), Searching for Peace (Pluto, 2000) and Transcend and Transform (Pluto, 2004). He is the holder of the Right Livelihood Award 1987 and the Norwegian Humanist Prize 1988. Daisaku Ikeda is a leading figure in the international Buddhist movement, president of the Buddhist lay organisation Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and founder of the Institute of Oriental Philosophy and Soka University. His publications include Choose Peace: A Dialogue with Johan Galtung (1995).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745310398 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745310397 |
| Title | Choose Peace |
| Author | Johan Galtung |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pluto Press |
| Year published | 1995-08-20 |
| Number of pages | 184 |
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