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    There Are Realistic Alternatives
    There Are Realistic Alternatives
    There Are Realistic Alternatives
    Audiobook2 hours

    There Are Realistic Alternatives

    Written by Gene Sharp

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    Violence in society and politics, whether in the form of war, terrorism, dictatorship, oppression, usurpation, or genocide, is widely recognized as a grave problem. The objective of this essay is to explore a different perspective on the nature of the problem of widespread violence in society and politics that suggests what will be required for its resolution. We need to analyze the conditions under which it will be possible to reduce drastically the reliance on military and other violent means of conflict. We need to examine why violence is so widely regarded as necessary for good causes as well as for bad ones, and how fundamental change away from that syndrome might be achieved. (Summary by Author)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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