Recommended Reading List

Here are some recommended books on different dimensions of peace and nonviolence:

  • Boulding, Elise. Cultures of Peace: The Hidden Side of History. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 2000.
  • Carson, Clayborne, ed. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Warner Books, 2001.
  • Cortright, David.  Gandhi and Beyond: Nonviolence for an Age of Terrorism.  Boulder, Colorado:  Paradigm Publishers.  2006.
  • Gandhi, Mahatma. An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Boston: Beacon Press, 1993.
  • Gregg, Richard B. The Power of Nonviolence. Fellowship Publications, 1935, 1959.
  • Hanh, Thich Nhat. Being Peace. Berkeley, California: Parallax Press, 1987, 1996.
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr. Strength to Love. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1963, 1981.
  • MacNair, Rachel M. The Psychology of Peace: An Introduction. Westport, Connecticut and London: Praeger Publications, 2003.
  • Meyer-Knapp, Helena.  Dangerous Peacemaking. Olympia, Washington:  Peace-maker Press.  2003.
  • Richards, Howard. Letters from Quebec: A Philosophy of Peace and Justice. San Francisco: International Scholars Publications, 1996.
  • Rosenberg, Marshall. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. 2nd Edition. Encinitas, California: Puddle Dancer Press, 2003.
  • Sharp, Gene. The Politics of Nonviolent Action (a three-volume set). Boston: Porter Sargent Publishers, 1973.
  • Smith-Christopher, Daniel, ed.  Subverting Hatred: The Challenge of Nonviolence in Religious Traditions.  Maryknoll, New York:  Orbis Books.  1998.
  • Ury, William. Getting to Peace: Transforming Conflict at Home, at Work, and in the World. Viking, 1999. Later republished under the title The Third Side.
  • Wink, Walter, ed. Peace is the Way. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2000. Wink, Walter, Unmasking the Powers. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1986.
  • Wink, Walter, The Powers that Be, Doubleday, 1999.