2012, ISBN: 9780739174517

Jane Addams, Leo Tolstoy, and the Quest for Global Peace, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), In his new book, Two Shining Souls, James Cracraft explores the decades-long encounter of Jane Add… More...

Jane Addams, Leo Tolstoy, and the Quest for Global Peace, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), In his new book, Two Shining Souls, James Cracraft explores the decades-long encounter of Jane Addams, the famous American social reformer and peace activist, with Leo Tolstoy, the acclaimed Russian writer and sage. He documents Tolstoy's influence in Progressive-era America and particularly on Addams's career, citing previously unknown or neglected sources. In addition to her study of Tolstoy's writingshis now largely forgotten religious tracts more than his celebrated fictionAddams traveled to Russia to see him personally, a meeting that is recounted in detail. Late in her life, Addams described Tolstoy as a rare ';shining soul,' a term, Cracraft suggests, that applies equally well to her. His book adds an enduring religious dimension to Addams's rich legacy while newly delimiting, by contrast, the legacy of Tolstoy.The story of Addams and Tolstoy brings into focus issues of continuing public concern, including the often conflicting demands on the individualparticularly womenof family and society; the legitimacy of violence in pursuit of political aims; the problem of poverty; the role of government in social reform; and the place of religion in both public and private life. The distinctive ways in which these emblematic figures dealt with such controversial issues offer insights that may be valuable even today.Yet the single most important link between Addams and Tolstoy was their preoccupation with the question of peace, which they understood as a value subsuming all other values or goods. So Two Shining Souls is also about the invention and spread of ';pacifism' in 19th-century Europe and America and the great crisis in its history precipitated by World War I. [PU: Lexington Books], Seiten: 206, Lexington Books, 2012<

2012, ISBN: 9780739174517

Lexington Books, Kindle Edition, Auflage: 1, 195 Seiten, Publiziert: 2012-06-15T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Women, Community & Culture, Biographies & Memoirs, Sub… More...

Lexington Books, Kindle Edition, Auflage: 1, 195 Seiten, Publiziert: 2012-06-15T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Women, Community & Culture, Biographies & Memoirs, Subjects, Books, United States, Historical, Russia, Europe, Travelers & Explorers, Americas, History, Historical Study & Educational Resources, Women in History, World, European, International & World Politics, Politics & Government, Politics & Social Sciences, War & Peace, Specific Topics, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, 20th Century, Social & Cultural, Specialty Stores, Kindle eBooks Test, eBooks Specialty Stores, English Language Store, Word Wise Enabled, v3 Testing Node2, Kindle Lifelong Learning: Biographies, Business & History, Yuval Hararis Favorite Reads of 2018, partition_00000021, Special Features Stores, Celebrating women who made history, Women Writers, partition_119, Format: Kindle eBook, Lexington Books, 2012<

ISBN: 9780739174517

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 ac… More...

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.; EPUB; Reference & Languages > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies: fiction, novelists & pro, Wiley<

2012, ISBN: 9780739174517

Lexington Books, Kindle Ausgabe, Auflage: 1, 195 Seiten, Publiziert: 2012-06-15T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Frauen, Gemeinschaften & Kultur, Biografien & Erinneru… More...

Lexington Books, Kindle Ausgabe, Auflage: 1, 195 Seiten, Publiziert: 2012-06-15T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Frauen, Gemeinschaften & Kultur, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategorien, Bücher, Russland, Europa, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, USA, Sozialgeschichte, Geschichte nach Themen, Geschichte allgemein, Internationale Politik, Politik nach Bereichen, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Biografien & Memoiren, Fremdsprachige eBooks, Kindle eBooks, Kindle-Shop, Politik & Sozialwissenschaften, Spezifische Gruppen, Englische eBooks, Nach Sprache, Zeitgeschehen, Sachbücher, Format: Kindle eBook, Lexington Books, 2012<

2012, ISBN: 9780739174517

Jane Addams, Leo Tolstoy, and the Quest for Global Peace, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Lexington Books], Lexington Books, 2012