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A brilliant new book by bestselling writer Mark Kurlansky on the place of pacifism in world history.

About the Author

Mark Kurlansky is the bestselling author of Cod- A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (winner of the Glenfiddich Best Food Book Award), The Basque History of the World, Salt- A World History, 1968- The Year that Rocked the World, a short story collection The White Man in the Tree and a novel Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue (all published by Cape and Vintage). He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.

Reviews

This is a magnificent achievement
*Daily Telegraph*

Erudite and eloquent
*Economist*

Kurlansky writes history with his heart firmly on his sleeve, unashamedly hopeful that people are becoming more tired of war, quicker to condemn it
*Sunday Herald*

Short and punchy and has a good heart... fascinating, vibrant and thought-provoking
*Scotland on Sunday*

This book is crammed with historical fact... thought provoking
*Financial Times*