A Mighty Case Against War: What America Missed in U.S. History Class and What We (All) Can Do Now

by Kathy Beckwith

Overview

For many Americans, their last look at U.S. History was their junior year in high school. A Mighty Case Against War challenges America, and all people, to revisit the stories of how nations have dealt with conflict in order to see how our past informs our present and can mold our decisions for the future.

A Mighty Case Against War begins with a startling account of America's wars, looks at why war sells, and exposes the fallacies of some of our most influential justifications for war. This book examines a history of America's wars that includes "What America Missed in U.S. History Class."

A Mighty Case Against War proposes that this culturally supported, deeply entrenched system of governmental violence is simply too costly, destructive, counterproductive, and inhumane to leave unchallenged. An easily readable book, this is a resource for youth and adult education, peace-building activists, and all who have wondered if a world beyond war is possible.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940165043833
Publisher:	Dignity Press
Publication date:	09/11/2018
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Kathy is an author. Her most recent book is A MIGHTY CASE AGAINST WAR: What America Missed in U.S. History Class and What We (All) Can Do Now, published by Dignity Press. She is also author of the picture book Playing War; a YA novel, Critical Mass, dealing with sexual abuse in the lives of teens; and two books related to problem-solving -an elementary school curriculum guide, DON'T SHOOT! We May Both Be on the Same Side, and a picture resource book, If You Choose Not to Hit: A Dozen Skills That Make Kids Powerful Problem-Solvers.

Kathy is a graduate of Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho (Business Administration), and did a semester of advanced study with the University of the Seven Seas (World Campus Afloat, now "Semester at Sea"). She and her husband Wayne were Peace Corps Volunteers in India, working with a horticulture program in Karnataka. She is a mom and grandma, and a baker of blackberry pies in the summer.