{"product_id":"9780755606405","title":"Power of Hope Thoughts on Peace and Human Rights in the Third Millennium","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePower of Hope\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThoughts on Peace and Human Rights in the Third Millennium\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaisaku Ikeda | Adolfo Perez Esquivel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Human Rights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman history has been marked by the great number of people born into conditions of war, violence, oppression and social exclusion. But at the same time, this history has been shaped by the long struggle for human rights and the people who have committed themselves to the practices of solidarity and nonviolence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Power of Hope: Thoughts on Peace and Human Rights in the Third Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e is a dialogue between two high-profile activists and thinkers who discuss the concrete ways we can shift to a world that prioritises justice and human dignity. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel - Argentinian human rights activist and winner of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize - played a vital role in resisting military dictatorship and was arrested and tortured under the Argentine militarist government. Daisaku Ikeda is a peacebuilder, Buddhist philosopher, educator, author and poet as well as being the founding president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), the world's largest Buddhist lay organisation. Their dialogue intertwines their rich personal experiences in the struggle for human rights with wider reflections on how to make the Third Millennium the millennium of peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book combines rich accounts of Latin America under the brutality of the 1970s military regimes; insights from the Buddhist faith on the role of meditation for human rights activists; recognition of the crucial role of women in the practice of nonviolence; thoughts on international geopolitics and the legacies of Hiroshima; and discussion of the perilous role of globalisation in the loss of identities and ethical values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaisaku Ikeda\u003c\/b\u003e is President of Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist organization with some twelve million adherents in 192 countries and regions throughout the world. A prolific writer, poet, peace activist and educator, he is the author of numerous books on Buddhism, humanism and ethics, and received the United Nations Peace Award in 1983. His work to restore Chinese-Japanese relations as well as his contributions to the promotion of world peace, cultural exchange and education have been widely recognised. The world's academic community has awarded him more than 350 academic degrees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdolfo Pérez Esquivel \u003c\/b\u003eis an Argentinian activist, writer, painter and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983) during which he was detained, tortured, and held without trial for 14 months. Esquivel is the co-founder of \u003ci\u003eServicio Paz y Justicia\u003c\/i\u003e (Service, Peace and Justice), a non-violence organisation engaged in defending political prisoners under dictatorship regimes across Latin America and with upholding human rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 August 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780755606405\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333185863820,"sku":"9780755606405","price":19.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_162be3ee-5680-4e1f-8110-fc3e2cfa742d.jpg?v=1783608985","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780755606405","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}