Two Shining Souls Jane Addams, Leo Tolstoy, and the Quest for Global Peace

Informationen zum Autor James Cracraft is professor of history emeritus at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Klappentext In Two Shining Souls, Cracraft explores the decades-long encounter of Jane Addams (1860-1935), the famous American social reformer and peace activist, with Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), the acclaimed Russian writer and sage. This hitherto untold story highlights the crisis in global pacifism precipitated by World War I. Never before had the quest for international peace seemed more promising; never since, in the wake of World War II, the Cold War, and the "War on Terror", has it seemed more impossible. Yet perhaps the story of these two shining souls has never needed to be told more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgments Figures Chapter 1. Discoveries Chapter 2. The Meeting Chapter 3. The Go-Between Chapter 4. Challenging War Chapter 5. The Crisis of Global Pacifism Chapter 6. The Aftermath Chapter 7. Legacies Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Cracraft James, James Cracraft
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 15.06.2012
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780739174500
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7450-0
• Pages: 206
• Subjects: USA, Literary Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Cultural Studies, Russia, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Social & cultural history, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, world history, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social issues & processes, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Social and ethical issues, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Peace studies & conflict resolution, HISTORY / Russia / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, Russian and Slavic History