Two shining souls : Jane Addams, Leo Tolstoy, and the quest for global peace / James Cracraft.

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Cracraft, James

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lanham, [Md.] : Lexington Books, c2012.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 179 p.)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780739174517
0739174517

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Two shining soulsDDC classification:

361.92 B 23

LOC classification:

HV28.A35

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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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index.

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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.

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.

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