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Key/recommended texts
New and recent publications
Topic 1: Pacifism and nonviolence
Topic 2: Gandhi, Martin Luther King, etc
Topic 3: Peace education
Topic 4: Peace research
Topic 5: Women and peace
Topic 6: Lifestyles and religious
Topic 7: Disarmament, arms race
Topic 8: Nuclear and other WMDs
Topic 9: Arms trade
Topic 10: Specific wars
Topic 11: "Terrorism" [Classification not yet available]
Topic 12: Peace movement history
Topic 13: Miscellaneous topics
Topic 14: General peace issues
Topic 15: Relevant fiction and poetry
Topic 16: Journals [Classification not yet available]
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KEY/RECOMMENDED TEXTS
This list highlights a selection from our current stock, showing key works in
the fields of peace, nonviolence and nonviolent action which are recommended
by Housmans. The section includes both recent publications and some older
texts. The titles shown here are also generally included in the relevant topic list.
A Force More Powerful - A Century of Nonviolent Conflict, Peter Ackerman and Jack Duvall
(St Martin's Press, New York, 2000), hbk £16.00 (reduced from £24.00)
Stories of how ordinary people took extraordinary action - a tour de force.
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Challenge to Mars - essays on pacifism from 1918 to 1945, (Eds) Peter Brock and Thomas P
Socknat (University of Toronto Press, 1999), hbk £40.00
These 28 essays by scholars from 11 countries present an impressive overview of the
pacifist movement of this era, including coverage of many little-known areas of pacifist
activity.
Gandhi: Prisoner of Hope, Judith M Brown (Yale University Press, 1998), pbk £15.95 - also
available secondhand for £9.00
The definitive biography.
The Strategy of Nonviolent Defence - A Gandhian Approach, Robert J Burrowes (State
University of New York Press, 1996), pbk £23.25
Illustrates that nonviolent struggle is a powerful form of political action, which can be
effective against military aggression.
The Political Theory of Global Citizenship, April Carter (Routledge, 2006), pbk £20.00
Considers how metropolitanism relates to ideological and philosophical strands of moral
and political thought.
People Power and Protest Since 1945: A Bibliography of Nonviolent Action, April Carter,
Howard Clark and Michael Randle (Housmans, 2006), pbk £8.50
Annotated listing of almost 1000 sources - an essential for both serious activists and
researchers. Now includes a 2007 Supplement.
Democratic Theory Today, (Eds) April Carter & Geoffrey Stokes (Polity, 2002), pbk £16.99
A highly accessible collection of essays which both illuminate and advance debates at the
cutting edge of democratic theory. The book deals with the problems of political apathy
and inequality as well as globalisation and identity politics.
Civil Resistance in Kosova, Howard Clark (Pluto, 2000), pbk £17.99
Covers key features of a remarkable nonviolent struggle by Kosova Albanians.
The Space Between Us - Negotiating Gender and National Identities in Conflict, Cynthia
Cockburn (Zed, 1998), pbk £17.95
A highly original study which deepens our understanding of the processes sustaining
conflict by means of a close involvement with three remarkable women's projects - in
Northern Ireland, Israel/Palestine, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Mahatma Gandhi - Nonviolent Power in Action, Dennis Dalton (Columbia University
Press, New York, 2000), pbk £14.50
An intellectually satisfying analysis of the Gandhian concepts of satyagraha and swaraj,
the book also deals with the trenchant criticisms of Gandhi's methods by his
contemporaries.
The Conquest of Violence: An Essay on War and Revolution, Bart de Ligt (Pluto Press,
1989), pbk £9.50
First published in English in 1937, this is a classic textbook of nonviolent revolution and
direct action against war and war preparation. With an introduction by Aldous Huxley,
and an introduction to this edition by Peter Van Den Dungen.
Against Empire - Feminisms, Racism, and the West, Zillah Eisenstein (Zed Books, 2004),
pbk £17.95
Showing how the workings of empire are systematically related to gender, the activist
author declares that "the globe needs anti-racist feminist voices for peace".
The Curious Feminist, Cythia Enloe (University of California Press, 2004), pbk £12.95
This collection of lively essays makes sense of globalisation and international politics by
taking a deep and personal look into the daily realities in a range of women's lives.
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Maneuvers - The International Politics of Militarizing Women's Lives, Cynthia Enloe
(University of California Press, 2000), pbk £13.95
Looks incisively at how militarisation affects far more than the obvious people, dealing
with many different women's stories and experiences.
Practical Pacifism, Andrew Fiala (Algora, 2004), pbk £12.50
This book argues for an approach to peace through development of a practical moral
consensus.
Working with Conflict: Skills and Strategies for Action, Simon Fisher et al (Zed Books /
Responding to Conflict, 2000), pbk £17.95
A sourcebook for people working in areas affected by conflict and violence - sections
on analysis, strategy, action and learning.
People, Peace and Power - Conflict Transformation in Action, Diana Francis (Pluto, 2002),
hbk £54.95
"It is time for the right location and exercise of power to be re-examined ... never before
has there been a greater need to demythologise violence." - from the Preface.
Rethinking War and Peace, Diana Francis (Pluto, 2004), pbk £11.99
An eloquent head-on challenge to the belief that war as an institution is either necessary
or effective, the book explores alternative ways of confronting aggression and injustice.
Selected Political Writings, Mahatma Gandhi (Edited, with Introduction, by Dennis Dalton)
(Hackett Publishing, Indianapolis, USA, 1996), pbk £7.95
The first collection of Gandhi's writings to be based on the complete edition of his works,
this volume presents Gandhi's most important political writings arranged around two central
themes of his politics - satyagraha (the power of nonviolence) and swaraj (freedom).
Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies, John Paul Lederach (United
States Institute of Peace, 2004), pbk £12.50
This is a definitive statement on peacebuilding from a seminal figure in the field of conflict
resolution. Both sophisticated and pragmatic.
The Moral Imagination - The Art and Soul of Building Peace, John Paul Lederach (OUP,
2005), hbk £19.95
Insights, stories and metaphors that captivate the moral imagination; inspiring and
uplifting.
Unarmed Bodyguards: International Accompaniment for the Protection of Human Rights,
Liam Mahony and Luis Enrique Eguren (Kumarian Press, 1997), pbk £20.00
An inspirational story, focusing especially on the role of Peace Brigades International in
Guatemala.
War Prevention Works - 50 stories of people resolving conflict, Dylan Mathews (Oxford
Research Group, 2002), pbk £12.00
Short accounts from all over the world of what ordinary people are doing to stop war and
killing.
The Aftermath: Women in Post-Conflict Transformation, Sheila Meintjes, Anu Pillay and
Meredith Turshen (Zed, 2001), hbk £50.00
This book assserts that there is no aftermath for women - a truce does not bring an end to
gendered violence. It is too late to leave the transformation of patriarchal gender relations
to the post-war period.
Nonviolent Intervention Across Borders - A Recurrent Vision, (Eds) Yeshua
Moser-Puangsuwan and Thomas Weber (Spark M Matsunaga Institute for Peace,
University of Hawaii, 2000), pbk £20.00
The book gives examples of nonviolent cross-border direct interventions undertaken
by activists rather than by humanitarian agencies.
Doing Democracy: the MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements, Bill Moyer (New
Society Publishers, 2001) , pbk £13.95
Argues that the apparent ups and downs of a social movement's fortunes follow a pattern
which can be used to plan and cary out more effective social action.
Nonviolent Revolution in India, Geoffrey Ostergaard (Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi,
1985), hbk £10.00
Tracing the intellectual origins of Gandhi's novel concept, and telling the story of the
strategy after his death, including Jayaprakash Narayan's controversial new strategy of
"Total Revolution" which led to the government's imposition of Emergency Rule in 1975.
Justice and Reconciliation - After the Violence, Andrew Rigby (Rienner), pbk £14.50
Brings together the experiences of people in South America, in Europe and in South Africa
who have searched for justice and reconciliation following years of violence.
The Unconquerable World - Why peaceful protest is stronger than war, Jonathan Schell
(Penguin, 2005), pbk £8.99
An eloquent presentation of the idea that war has become dysfunctional as a political
instrument.
Unarmed Insurrections: People Power Movements in Nondemocracies, Kurt Schock
(University of Minnesota Press, 2005), pbk £16.00
Looks at how People Power has promoted regime change in some countries but not in
others: it provides insights into the power of nonviolent action.
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Waging Nonviolent Struggle - 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential, Gene
Sharp (Extending Horizons Books, Boston, USA, 2005), pbk £16.95
Not only useful for students, this latest work from one of the most important writers
on the practicalities of nonviolent struggle will be a "must read" for individuals and
groups involved in campaigns which aspire to nonviolence.
Globalize Liberation - How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World, (Ed) David
Solnit (City Lights, San Francisco, USA, 2004), pbk £14.99
This book weaves together the experiences of community organisers, direct action
movements and global justice struggles - from North America, Europe and Latin America.
The product of uprisings, victories and visions.
Truth or Dare: Encounters with Power, Authority and Mystery, Starhawk (Harper, 1990),
pbk £18.95
An examination of the nature of power, offering creative alternatives for positive change
in personal lives, communities, and the wider world.
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Direct Action - Radical Pacifism from the Union Eight to the Chicago Seven, James Tracy
(University of Chicago Press, USA, 1996), £9.50
The story of how conscientious objectors who met in prison during the Second World War
indelibly stamped the post-war USA with their methods and ethos.
Peace is the Way - Writings on Nonviolence from the Fellowship of Reconciliation, (Ed)
Walter Wink (Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY, USA, 2000), pbk £11.95
An indispensable collection of writings - from Mahatma Gandhi to Dorothy Day to Thich
Nhat Hanh - taken from the pages of Fellowship, magazine of the main religious pacifist
organisation in the USA.
Housmans Peace Diary and World Peace Directory 2008 (Housmans, 2007), pbk £8.95
The 55th edition of this classic diary, which includes a directory of approximately 2000
national and international peace, environmental and human rights organisations around
the world.
