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Free Download The Mahabharata, Volume 7: Book 11: The Book of the Women Book 12: The Book of Peace, Part 1 By Fitzgerald, James L(Editor)
2003 | 848 Pages | ISBN: 0226252507 | PDF | 4 MB
What is found in this epic may be elsewhere;What is not in this epic is nowhere else.-fromThe MahabharataThe second longest poem in world literature,The Mahabharatais an epic tale, replete with legends, romances, theology, and metaphysical doctrine written in Sanskrit. One of the foundational elements in Hindu culture, this great work consists of nearly 75,000 stanzas in eighteen books, and this volume marks the much anticipated resumption of its first complete modern English translation. With the first three volumes, the late J. A. B. van Buitenen had taken his translation up to the threshold of the great war that is central to the epic. Now James Fitzgerald resumes this work with translations of the books that chronicle the wars aftermath:The Book of Womenand part one ofThe Book of Peace.These books constitute volume 7 of the projected ten-volume edition. Volumes 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10 of the series will be published over the next several years.In his introductions to these books, Fitzgerald examines the rhetoric ofThe Mahabharatas representations of the wars aftermath. Indeed, the theme ofThe Book of Womenis the grief of the women left by warriors slain in battle. The book details the keening of palace ladies as they see their dead husbands and sons, and it culminates in a mass cremation where the womens tears turn into soothing libations that help wash the deaths away. Fitzgerald shows that the portrayal of the womens grief is much more than a sympathetic portrait of the sufferings of war. The scenes of mourning inThe Book of Womenlead into a crisis of conscience that is central toThe Book of Peaceand, Fitzgerald argues, the entireMahabharata. In this book, the man who has won power in the great war is torn between his own sense of guilt and remorse and the obligation to rule which ultimately he is persuaded to embrace.The Mahabharatais a powerful work that has inspired awe and wonder for centuries. With a penetrating glimpse into the trauma of war, this volume offers two of its most timely and unforgettable chapters.

Free Download What Is a Just Peace? By Allan, Pierre(Editor)
2006 | 246 Pages | ISBN: 0199275351 | PDF | 2 MB
Including contributions from some of the world’s leading scholars, this ground-breaking book provides a carefully considered analysis of what constitutes a just peace. A cross-section of conflicting viewpoints from political, historical, and legal perspectives are brought together in this book to demonstrate how just peace has to be a mediated peace.

Free Download Mario Alexis Portella, "Islam: Religion of Peace?: The Violation of Natural Rights and Western Cover-Up"
English | ISBN: 1973635550 | 2018 | 288 pages | AZW3 | 588 KB
Eight hundred years ago, St. Francis of Assisi embarked on a mission to the port city of Damietta, Egypt, to try and convert Sultan al-Kamil to Christianity. While this did not come to fruition, both the sultan and the saint were able to have a peaceful dialogue and establish a mutual respect that is absent from the present-day polemics of Islam.

Free Download 21 Days to Find Success and Inner Peace: Live with Gratitude, Connect to Spirit, and Find Purpose, Strength, and Joy by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
English | September 27, 2022 | ISBN: 1401971202 | 92 pages | PDF | 2.30 Mb
A guide to the secrets of leaving negativity behind and finding purpose in just 21 days.

Free Download Reconciliation and Building a Sustainable Peace: Competing Worldviews in South Africa and Beyond by Cathy Bollaert
English | PDF | 2019 | 221 Pages | ISBN : 3030036545 | 3.5 MB
This book explores how competing worldviews impact on intergroup relations and building a sustainable peace in culturally diverse societies. It raises the question of what happens in a culturally diverse society when competing values and ways of interpreting reality collide and what this means for peace-building and the goal of reconciliation. Moreover, it provides a valuable and needed contribution to how peace-building interventions can become more sustainable if tied into local values and embedded in a society’s system of meaning-making. The book engages with questions relating to the extent transitional policies speak to universal values and individualist societies and the implications this might have for how they are implemented in collective societies with different values and forms of social organisation. It raises the question of cultural equality and transformation and whether or not this is something that needs to be addressed within peace-building theory. It argues that inculcating worldview into peace-building theory and practice is a vital part of restoring dignity and promoting healing among victims and formerly oppressed groups. This book, therefore, makes an important contribution to what is at best a partially researched topic by providing a deeper understanding of how identity and culture intersect with peace-building when seeking to build a sustainable peace.

Free Download Lior Lehrs, "Unofficial peace diplomacy: Private peace entrepreneurs in conflict resolution processes "
English | ISBN: 1526147653 | 2022 | 304 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This book analyses the international phenomenon of private peace entrepreneurs. These are private citizens with no official authority who initiate channels of communication with official representatives from the other side of a conflict in order to promote a conflict resolution process. It combines theoretical discussion with historical analysis, examining four cases from different conflicts: Norman Cousins and Suzanne Massie in the Cold War, Brendan Duddy in the Northern Ireland conflict and Uri Avnery in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The book defines the phenomenon, examines the resources and activities of private peace entrepreneurs and their impact on the official diplomacy, and examines the conditions under which they can play an effective role in peace-making processes.

Free Download Resisting Reagan: The U.S. Central America Peace Movement By Christian Smith
1996 | 484 Pages | ISBN: 0226763366 | PDF | 13 MB
A comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Central America peace movement, Resisting Reagan explains why more than one hundred thousand U.S. citizens marched in the streets, illegally housed refugees, traveled to Central American war zones, committed civil disobedience, and hounded their political representatives to contest the Reagan administration’s policy of sponsoring wars in Nicaragua and El Salvador. Focusing on the movement’s three most important national campaigns-Witness for Peace, Sanctuary, and the Pledge of Resistance-this book demonstrates the centrality of morality as a political motivator, highlights the importance of political opportunities in movement outcomes, and examines the social structuring of insurgent consciousness. Based on extensive surveys, interviews, and research, Resisting Reagan makes significant contributions to our understanding of the formation of individual activist identities, of national movement dynamics, and of religious resources for political activism.

Free Download Grow Rich!: With Peace of Mind by Rob Actis, Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich on Brilliance Audio
English | 2012 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B008ORV25S | M4B@64kbps | 9 hrs and 34 mins | 260 Mb
Here, in simple, readable language, are the foolproof techniques for achieving the power to earn money and to enjoy genuine inner peace.
You will learn:How to succeed in life and succeed in being yourselfHow to develop your own healthy egoHow to win the job you want – and keep going upwardHow to turn every challenge into a new success

Free Download Angola: Struggle For Peace And Reconstruction By Inge Tvedten
1997 | 176 Pages | ISBN: 0813384893 | PDF | 31 MB
In this accessible introduction, Inge Tvedten traces Angolas turbulent past, with a particular focus on the devastating impacts that five centuries of Portuguese colonial rule and over two decades of civil war have had on the Angolan people. He analyzes how Angolas resources were drained through slavery and exploitation, discusses the role Angola played as a staging ground in the Cold War, and investigates how attempts to democratize collapsed when the rebel movement UNITA took the country to war after electoral defeat. Tvedten concludes by looking at the prospects for this resource-rich country to build lasting peace and prosperity. After more than twenty years of devastating civil war, Angola is slowly moving toward peace and reconciliation. In this accessible introduction to one of the most resource-rich countries in Africa, Inge Tvedten traces Angolas turbulent past, with a particular focus on the impacts that political and economic upheaval have had on the Angolan people. First, Tvedten reviews five centuries of Portuguese colonial rule, which drained Angolas resources through slavery and exploitation. He then turns to the postindependence period, in which the country became a Cold War staging ground and its attempts to democratize collapsed when the rebel movement UNITA, supported by the United States, took the country back to war after electoral defeat. Tvedten shows how the colonial legacy and decades of war turned Angola into one of the ten poorest in the world, despite considerable oil resources, huge hydroelectric potential, vast and fertile agricultural lands, and some of Africas most productive fishing waters. Finally, Tvedten argues that peace and prosperity for Angola are possible but constructive international support will be crucial.

Free Download Steven R. Koltai, "Peace Through Entrepreneurship: Investing in a Startup Culture for Security and Development"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 0815729235 | EPUB | pages: 100 | 1.3 mb
The combined weight of American diplomacy and military power cannot end unrest and extremism in the Middle East and other troubled regions of the world, Steven Koltai argues. Koltai says an alternative approach would work: investing in entrepreneurship and reaping the benefits of the jobs created through entrepreneurial startups.