|   First edition | |
| Author | Mark Kurlansky | 
|---|---|
| Language | English | 
| Genre | Non-Fiction | 
| Publisher | Modern Library Chronicles, division of Random House | 
| Publication date | 2006 | 
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 0-679-64335-4 | 
Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea, first published as Nonviolence: Twenty-Five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea, is a book by Mark Kurlansky. [1] It follows the history of nonviolence and nonviolent activism, focusing on religious and political ideals from early history to the present.
Kurlansky summarizes the Twenty-Five Lessons as follows: [2]
This book was the 2007 non-fiction winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. [3]