Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope in Words and Images [Hardcover]

Michael Collopy (Author), Walter Cronkite (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 2000

Seventy-five of the world's peacemakers - spiritual leaders, activists, scientists, writers - appear in this tribute to the power of nonviolence. Photographer Michael Collopy combines his original tritone portraits of these luminaries, from Nelson Mandela to the Dalai Lama, with moving statements on peace in their own words - most written especially for this book. Including 16 Nobel Peace Prize laureates as well as less known heroes such as Bosnian diarist Nadja Halilbegovich, Architects of Peace offers a message of hope for humanity.

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Studying the individual faces and personal essays of these 75 peacemakers we discover a simple truth: making peace is an act of courage. Put them all together in a volume as elegant as this one and a higher truth emerges: making peace is the world's next spiritual calling. Photographer Michael Collopy did an excellent job of bringing forth each of his subject's integrity, grit, and humanity. In the clear and gentle eyes of Vietnam veteran and author Ron Kovic we see the healing that it took to transcend the wounds of the battlefield and write Born on the Fourth of July. Maried Corrigan Maguire lost two nephews and a niece in an IRA and British car chase. Soon after, Maguire's grief-stricken sister committed suicide. As a result she founded Peace People, an organization to end sectarian violence. In her strong jaw and sad eyes we see every woman who has ever turned grief into activism.

Many of the faces are familiar ones--Carlos Santana, Cezar Chavez, Thich Nhat Hanh, Dr. Maya Angelou, Coretta Scott King. Yet there are numerous quiet heroes as well. The personal essays are mostly brief (one page) but offer compelling reasons why we all should give peace a chance. --Gail Hudson

Product Details

• Hardcover: 180 pages
• Publisher: New World Library (October 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577310810
• ISBN-13: 978-1577310815
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 11.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,640,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timely, December 4, 2001

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Ann-Marie Moses (Highland Park, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope in Words and Images (Hardcover)

This book is brilliant. I have bought several copies, all before September 11 and now, more than ever, it's message is so important. This is a pivotal time in history and this book could be a bible for the times. If they can do it, we can. Michael Collopy is an Architect of Peace of the highest order himself. He is a beautiful photographer and an inspired visionary. I highly recommend this book for absolutely EVERYONE on your holiday shopping list.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding Our Future by Recognizing Our Past, October 20, 2000

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Christina M. Silveira (Guttenberg, IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope in Words and Images (Hardcover)

Both humble and humbling, these essays not only document how far we have come as a world civilization, but also how far we still have to go.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's inspirational!, October 16, 2000

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This review is from: Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope in Words and Images (Hardcover)

"Many books inspire my mind -- but this one opens the heart!" ---Steve McCardell, New Times Magazine