HUMAN RIGHTS, PEACE STUDIES, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Bearing Witness: A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace
By Bernie Glassman. A powerful story about the experience of bearing witness and making peace one moment at a time. The author, who founded the Zen Peacemaker Order, describes leading retreats at Auschwitz and on the streets of New York City. He explains the practice of engaged spirituality and lessons learned which we all can apply to our lives.
(H) Paper. 213 Pages. $13.00

The Call of Service: A Witness to Idealism
By Robert Coles. A primer on social responsibility from an internationally recognized authority on the inner lives of children, who has inspired many in education. A great book for discussing idealism in the context of community service, civil society, citizenship, social movements and international work.
(H) Paper. 306 Pages. $12.00

Ethics for the New Millenium
By His Holiness The Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama discusses a Buddhist view of ethics with a universal lens for addressing global issues in the next century and beyond. This book is a great pathway to engage a dialogue in any classroom or educational circle about the human condition and what it takes to cultivate humanity in a global society, from one who is felt by many to be one of our greatest models. Its no accident this book has been a NY Times Bestseller for months.
(H) Cloth. 237 Pages. $24.95

Freedom From Fear
By Aung San Suu Kyi. The moving collection of writings of a courageous leader of Burma's National League for Democracy who was put under house arrest by the ruling military junta that took over Burma during the process of a democratic election that she eventually won. Winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi has become a global leader on human rights, peace and social justice. A primer for any study of Burma.
(H) Paper. 374 Pages. $13.95

The Human Rights Reader: Major Political Essays, Speeches, and Documents, from the Bible to the Present
Edited by Micheline Ishay. A comprehensive anthology of primary source material for the study of human rights throughout the growth of Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Greek, and Roman civilizations, through the Enlightenment and Industrial Age, and up to the present. A recommended tool of study for any human rights education.
(H) Paper. 518 Pages. $27.00

In The Footsteps of Gandhi: Conversations with Spiritual Social Activists
By Catherine Ingram. Twelve interviews with a variety of inspirational leaders, including The Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Cesar Chavez, Joanna Macy, Ram Dass, Joan Baez and Gary Snyder. A great source of wisdom to help examine issues of social justice and social responsibility.
(H) Paper. 284 Pages. $15.00

Iqbal Masih and the Crusaders Against Child Slavery
By Susan Kuklin. A journey through the history of child labor and slavery through the lens of Igbal Masih, a Pakistani boy who under bondage was forced to work in a carpet actory. He became an international human rights activist by risking his life to tell his story and work to end the system of child slavery in his country and around the world. Groups of American and European middle school students actively took up his cause and raised tremedous awareness of the plight of children like Iqbal. A great primer for a study of the rights of the child. Recommended for grades 4 and up.
(H) Cloth. 133 Pages. $16.95

Irrepressible Spirit: Conversations with Human Rights Activists
By Susan Kuklin. A cultural and biographical survey of human rights issues inspired by the work of the international NGO Human Right Watch. Through meetings with human rights practitioners and professionals from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas author introduces you to an entire division of labor of human rights work, from those who work on the ground to those who work behind the scenes to address international human rights violations. One of few book like this written for secondary school students. A great primer on human rights education.
(H) Cloth. 230 Pages. $18.95

Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation
By Jimmy Carter. This former President sets a model for global citizenship to young people through his reflections on working for conflict resolution and peace during office and currently through The Carter Center. Jimmy Carter discusses issues of war, peace, global conflict, mediation, The Middle East Peace Process, and human rights. A primer for teaching about global citizenship and social responsibility.
(H) Paper. 206 Pages. $5.99

The Art of Peace: Nobel Peace Laureates Discuss Human Rights, Conflict and Resolution
Edited by Jeffrey Hopkins. In November 1998 nine Nobel Peace Laureates convened at the University of Virginia to share their views about the importance of basic human rights, their concerns about conflicts that arise when these rights are denied, and their practical ideas for achieving reconciliation. At the core of their agenda is the conviction that an ethical concern for the welfare of others is essential for personal, political, social, and economic balance. The book includes short biographies of each of the laureates. Each presentation is followed by responses from the participants as well as questions from the audience.
(H,T) Cloth. 233 Pages. $22.95