Books, not bombs : teaching peace since the dawn of the republic / authored by Charles F. Howlett and Ian M. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howlett, Charles F., author.

Harris, Ian M., author.

Series:

Peace education.

Peace education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building--United States--History.

Peace-building.

Peace movements--United States--History.

Peace movements.

Social reformers--United States--History.

Social reformers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Books Not Bombs: Teaching Peace Since the Dawn of the Republic is an important work relevant to peace scholars, practitioners, and students. This incisive book offers an exciting and comprehensive historical analysis of the origins and development of peace education from the creation of the New Republic at the end of the Eighteenth Century to the beginning of the Twenty-First century. It examines efforts to educate the American populace, young and old, both inside the classroom and outside in terms of peace societies and endowed organizations. While many in the field of peace education focus their energies on conflict resolution and teaching peace pedagogically, Books Not Bombs approaches the topic from an entirely new perspective. It undertakes a thorough examination of the evolution of peace ideology within the context of opposing war and promoting social justice inside and outside schoolhouse gates. It seeks to offer explanations on how attempts to prevent violence have been communicated through the lens of history.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1. An overview of the evolution of peace education and criticism of war from the age of independence to the beginning of the twenty-first century

Chapter 2. Elihu burritt's nineteenth-century peace education efforts

Chapter 3. Alfred love and the universal peace union's educational mission

Chapter 4. Female peace educators and activists at the lake mohonk conferences for international arbitration, 1895-1916

Chapter 5. Jane addams and the promotion of peace and social justice among the masses

Chapter 6. Fannie fern andrews, the American school peace league, and the first peace studies curriculum

Chapter 7. Andrew carnegie and his endowment

Chapter 8. Edwin ginn and the world peace foundation

Chapter 9. Lucia true ames mead: Publicist for peace education in the United States

Chapter 10. Nicholas murray butler's educational views for international understanding

Chapter 11. John Dewey and peace education

Chapter 12. American friends service committee and peace education

Chapter 13. Post-world war I revisionist history's impact on the development of peace education in the United States

Chapter 14. The campaign against militarization in education

Chapter 15. Brookwood labor college and peace education

Chapter 16. Merle curti and the development of peace history in American thought and culture

Chapter 17. Elise boulding and the development of international peace research

Chapter 18. Betty a. Reardon: Teaching peace and justice for a living world

Chapter 19. Diffuse peace education in a nuclear world. Appendices a. a glossary of peace terminology. B. Some notable promoters and activists for peace education in American history, past and present. C. a list of organizations devoted to peace education, peace action, and social justice throughout American history. d. selected chronology. E. Workers' anti-war summer school: 1936. F. syllabus for a course in peace education. G. some notable 20th-century judicial decisions related to war and peace in education

References.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-290) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-61735-158-X

OCLC:

732957256