ARGONAUT BOOKS

The conventional history of nations, even continents, is a history of warfare. According to this view, all the important ideas and significant changes of humankind were put forward in an effort to win one violent bloody conflict or another. But there have always been those who refused to fight. This book is about them. Reviews This is a magnificent achievementDaily TelegraphErudite and eloquentEconomistKurlansky writes history with his heart firmly on his sleeve, unashamedly hopeful that people are becoming more tired of war, quicker to condemn itSunday Herald - Adam Forrest...Read More