pacifists

A collection of essays in which Nobel laureates share their views on human rights, war, and peace.

Presents a history of pacifism and those who have protested against war, concentrating on war resistance in the United States from colonial days to the present and concerns about nuclear arms and terrorism.

"Focuses on six of the most inspiring and courageous men and women who have worked to pioneer peaceful solutions to violent conflicts throughout history"--Back cover.

Short biographies of a group of women who have won the Nobel Prize for various reasons but they all took courage and commitment.

James Loney spent four months as a prisoner in Baghdad after he and three other men were kidnapped at gunpoint. Members of a peace mission with Christian Peacemaker Teams, their kidnapping was controversial and one of the most publicized. One of their group, an American, was murdered. The others were rescued by British and U.S. special forces.