Two shining souls [[electronic resource] ] : Jane Addams, Leo Tolstoy, and the quest for global peace / / James Cracraft
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Cracraft James
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| Titolo: |
Two shining souls [[electronic resource] ] : Jane Addams, Leo Tolstoy, and the quest for global peace / / James Cracraft
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (195 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 361.92 |
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| Soggetto topico: | Women social workers - United States |
| Women social reformers - United States | |
| Pacifism - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Figures; 1 Discoveries; 2 The Meeting; 3 The Go-Between; 4 Challenging War; 5 The Crisis of Global Pacifism; 6 The Aftermath; 7 Legacies; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Two shining souls |
| ISBN: | 1-280-87135-0 |
| 9786613713360 | |
| 0-7391-7451-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910452791403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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