{"product_id":"peace-talks-who-will-listen-fred-dallmayr-9780268025687","title":"Peace Talks--Who Will Listen?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003ci\u003eComplaint of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, the great sixteenth-century humanist Erasmus allows \"Peace\" to talk. Peace speaks as a plaintiff, protesting her shabby treatment at the hands of humankind and our ever-ready inclination to launch wars. Against this lure of warfare, Erasmus pits the higher task of peace-building, which can only succeed through the cultivation of justice and respect for all human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst articulated in 1517, the complaint of peace has echoed through subsequent centuries and down to our age--an age convulsed by world wars, holocausts, and ethnic cleansings. Distinguished political scientist Fred Dallmayr traces this complaint from the writings of Erasmus through the evolution of the \"law of nations\" to recent and contemporary co-plaintiffs in the West. He also highlights the role of non-Western thinkers and teachings in giving voice to \"Peace.\" In addition to Erasmus, Dallmayr engages major thinkers such as Francisco de Vitoria, Hugo Grotius, Immanuel Kant, Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, Mahatma Ghandi, the Dalai Lama, John Rawls, and Martha Nussbaum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely book urgently pleads for greater attentiveness to peace's complaint as an antidote to the prevailing culture of violence and the escalating danger of nuclear catastrophe. Dallmayr offers not only a compelling historical narrative, but powerful ethical and religious arguments vindicating the primacy of peace over violence and war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred Dallmayr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268025681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268025687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.90w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 10 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"Fred Dallmayr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453299831039,"sku":"9780268025687","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd5834ef-f4f0-4188-b6f3-75cfe45365ec.jpg?v=1777299430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/peace-talks-who-will-listen-fred-dallmayr-9780268025687","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}