The Boétie Legacy, and a World in Peril
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0996358013 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 274 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Spending the last twelve years as a student has taken a toll on his relationships, and he yearns to settle down. Somehow the ideas forming in his mind—the way for humanity to claim and enforce its inherent right to direct our governments and corporations—have to be brought to life. And if a more compassionate world is possible, Luke has to do his part regardless the cost; for him, life is that way. She brings clarity and stirs up urges he had put aside long ago. Could there really be someone for him at this point in his journey? Someone who could walk by his side as they wove their unique selves into the fabric of creation? But old fears loom large, testing his courage to love again and threatening humanity’s chance for survival.. But he knows he has to let the people know what he uncovered—th
t said Alternatives to a world in peril. Kezer's novel contains a good story, yet it also offers a lesson about a better way of living. Thru the voices and thoughts of relatable characters we get to see people find and discuss meaningful alternatives to war and endless fighting. It is hard to do a book like this without sounding preachy. These are big and important ideas, and Kezer managed to do it quite well. Worth a read.. sarah christison said this reads almost like a textbook (albeit a less contrived and sanitized textbook. Edgy, current, and relevant. Relatable characters with regard to their inner worlds, set in a realistic yet foreign outer world that supports the thoughtful political narrative. The Boetie Legacy is on the pulse of current global events and simplifies the generally overlooked and ties of those events to recent history, offering clarity and motivation for social action to the reader. In the end, this reads almost like a textbook (albeit a less contrived and sanitized textbook t. This inspiring book gives people hope and courage to change their world The novel is set in Granada, Nicaragua, and follows main protagonist, Luke Canton. Luke is half way through his life with no income, a few friends and finds himself once again starting over in a foreign country. After 12 years of study and a PHD in Transformative Studies, Luke sets out on a mission to let people know that they have been mislead and he wants to empower them to understand that they have the power to change their world through the movement of nonviolent conflict
Kezer, PhD, has crossed many class, social, cultural, and educational boundaries. He has one adult son and fatherhood is his greatest joy. Today Bob is writing for the informed public where he bridges the gap between the isolated knowledge arising in the academy and its integrated application in the public world. After retiring from line-work he re-tooled and became the owner and program director of a preventive health care center where he implemented personal training and medica
His dissertation is titled: Integral Nonviolent Conflict: Reframing the Idea of Civil Resistance Against Violent Oppression (available free through ProQuest/UMI publishers). In 2002, he returned to college pursuing a self-designed program in Peace Studies for the next twelve years. He graduated from the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, with degrees in International Studies and Religious Studies (2006), from John F. After retiring from line-work he re-tooled and became the owner and program director of a preventive health care center where he implemented personal training and medical conditioning programs for people of all ages. As a result of these childhood experiences he embraced the power of the human spirit to survive, assumed that the United States’ narrative of exceptionalism was correct, and de