- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Green Books (27 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1903998867
- ISBN-13: 978-1903998861
- Product Dimensions: 28 x 20.8 x 1.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 888,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Visionaries of the 20th Century brings together the lives and works of 100 great men and women who offered inspiration, hope and healing. The 20th century was marked by wars, dictatorships and environmental destruction, yet many individuals kept alive the hope of a sane and sustainable future through their example, ideas and vision. Their influence helped to bring colonialism and imperialism, apartheid and authoritarian regimes to an end. They also generated a resurgence of ecological, holistic and spiritual vision. Visionaries of the 20th Century includes articles about: World leaders: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama Spiritual figures: Krishnamurti, Bede Griffiths, Matthew Fox and Thich Nhat Hanh Writers: Kahlil Gibran, Kathleen Raine, Wendell Berry and Arundhati Roy Scientists: Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, and James Lovelock Politicians: Mikhail Gorbachev and Vaclav Havel Organic pioneers: Lady Eve Balfour and H. J. Massingham Educationalists: Ivan Illich and Rabindranath Tagore Economists: E. F. Schumacher and Muhammad Yunus Ecological activists: Vandana Shiva and Wangari Maathai.
About the Author
Satish Kumar is an internationally renowned speaker on ecological and spiritual issues. He lives in England, and is Editor of Resurgence magazine, Director of Programmes at Schumacher College and founder of the UK?Schumacher Society.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Innovative Thinkers are Inspiring
5 Mar 2009
Format:Paperback
I starting looking through this book thinking I would just find one or two interesting stories. I could not put it down. Names that really didn't make big headlines but absolutely brilliant and forward thinking messages poured through these short biographies. I have been inspired to research some of the ideas indepth. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for hope in a difficult world. These people were brilliant and offer us a new look at the future.
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An inspiring volume
17 Jun 2007
Format:Paperback
VISIONARIES: THE 20TH CENTURY'S 100 MOST IMPORTANT INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS provides high school and college-level students with a series of essays which considers the lasting influence of 20th century visionaries who helped change the world. Many struggled for years in obscurity, operating behind the scenes of common leadership: others have been largely recognized. From writers, scientists and educators to world leaders and spiritual figures, essays analyze the lives, teachings and works of these ecological, spiritual visionaries. Both school and general-interest collections will find it an inspiring volume as appropriate for classroom assignment as for leisure reading.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
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