If pacifism is only for peacetime, then we don’t need it.
What does the current ‘turning point’ mean for leftwing thought, which up until recently defended care, the critique of violence and a politics of peace? With pacifism now being viewed as either ridiculous, irresponsible or slightly insane, we should be concerned about the foundations of our ability to coexist as communities. With clever incisiveness and caring consternation, Mithu Sanyal asks awkward questions without trivialising global aggressions. Her book is an acutely necessary reminder that creating a world without violence is no distant ideal – but rather the most urgent task we have before us.
- Mithu Sanyal tackles the most necessary debate of recent years
- A resounding answer to the general rhetoric of war
- Nobody thinks as independently and liberatingly as Mithu Sanyal