Peaceful revolution : how we can create the future needed for humanity's survival / by Paul K. Chappell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chappell, Paul K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace.

War--Termination.

War.

Conflict management.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

Westport, CT : Easton studio press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If you think world peace is a naive concept, Paul K. Chappell's veryexistence will give you pause. It's not enough to say that Chappell - a WestPoint graduate and Iraq War veteran - is a soldier turned peace leader.Experiencing a traumatic upbringing and growing up mixed race in Alabama,he's a young man forged by violence, rage, and racism into a living weaponfor peace. By unlocking the mysteries of human nature, he shows how themuscles of hope, empathy, appreciation, conscience, reason, discipline, andcuriosity give us the power to end the wars between countri

Contents:

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; THE GREAT QUESTION BY GENERAL DOUGLA S MACARTHUR; PREFACE: Unlocking the Mysteries of Human Nature; CHAPTER 1: The Muscle of Hope; CHAPTER 2: The Muscle of Empathy; CHAPTER 3: The Muscle of Appreciation; CHAPTER 4: The Muscle of Conscience; CHAPTER 5: The Muscle of Reason; CHAPTER 6: The Muscle of Discipline; CHAPTER 7: The Muscle of Curiosity; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; NOTES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-935212-75-3

OCLC:

784884648