{"product_id":"pacifism-as-war-abolitionism","title":"Pacifism as War Abolitionism","description":"\u003cp\u003eResponding to the unprecedented violence of our times, and the corresponding interest in nonviolent solutions, this book takes up the heart of pacifism: its critique of what pacifists have termed the \u003ci\u003ewar system\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePacifism as War Abolitionism\u003c\/i\u003e provides an account of the war system that draws on contemporary sociology, history, and political philosophy. The core of its critique of that system is that war begets war, and hence war will not be ended—or even constrained—by finding more principled ways to fight war, as many imagine. War can only be ended by ending the war system, which can only be done \u003ci\u003enonviolently\u003c\/i\u003e. This has been the message of pacifism's great voices like Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Dorothy Day. It is the principal message of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDraws extensively on the sociological and historical research on war to expand the usual philosophical discussion beyond hypothetical accounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpands the dialogues on the ethics of war beyond \u003ci\u003ejust war theory\u003c\/i\u003e to its principal alternative: \u003ci\u003epacifism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngages discussion of empire and imperialism in relation to the logic and development of the war system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents pacifism’s response to the reality of war today, including the idea of \"never-ending war\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673659851096,"sku":"9781032686172","price":179.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032686172.jpg?v=1768318237","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/pacifism-as-war-abolitionism","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}