The fate of the earth and the abolition jonathan schell. The pursuit of pathways to disarmament, he argues, is neither naive nor utopian but a matter of urgent, practical necessity. Project support for this volume was provided by the gould family foundation. From the vietnam era to the war on terror, jonathan schell 19432014 produced a body of work as brave, humane, and consequential as any in the history of american. Foreign policy is leading to global insecurity story april 30, 2003 watch full show. The fate of the earth and jonathan schells life work have moved us to reflect on the harm humans have inflicted on the planet, especially due to global warming the subject of his final, uncompleted work, provisionally titled the human shadow and inspired us to look forward to what must be done next by fostering original work on the. Harrison salisbury called it the most important book of the decade.
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Brave, eloquent, and controversial, these classic works by jonathan schell illuminate the nuclear threats our civilization continues to face, and envision a way forward to peace. To honor his life and work, the jonathan schell memorial lecture series on the fate of the earth was established by the nation institute and the gould foundation in 2016. The fate of the earth and the abolition book by jonathan. In the abolition 1984, schell makes the case that a world without nuclear weapons is achievable. Schell s passion and commitment to a better world especially one free of nuclear weapons. The enduring relevance of classic american writing is on ample display in the library of america titles slated for release in the first half of 2020, as we welcome four new writers to the series and present four groundbreaking new anthologies. Jonathan schell, best known for his book, the fate of the earth, was a writer and educator who devoted his professional life to writing in opposition to nuclear weapons and war. The fate of the earth and the abolition stanford nuclear. It is a key fact about american policy in vietnam that the withdrawel of american troops was built into it from the start. Jonathan schell 19432014 wrote two books based on his reporting in vietnam, the village of ben suc 1967 and the military half. Now schell has produced a work of equalor from the author of the fate of the earth, a stirring new. Jonathan schell, a leading advocate for the abolition of. Order your copy today and it will be shipped to you as soon as they arriveahead of the publication date. Jonathan schell books list of books by author jonathan.