Mary Lee Morrison

"The influential social reformer Elise Boulding has inspired new thinking about the crucial role of women in promoting peace. Additionally, her ideas on transnational networks and their relationship to global understanding are seminal to modern peace studies and have led to Boulding's status as matriarch of the 20th century peace movement." "This biography begins with Boulding's childhood as a Scandinavian immigrant and demonstrates how the 1940 Nazi invasion of Norway significantly influenced her concepts of pacifism and Quaker spiritualism. These concepts laid the foundation for her future work as a leader in the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. The biography also expounds upon Boulding's philosophy of education, her role as a member of the Religious Society of Friends, her espousal of the conceptual evolution of cultures of peace, and her theoretical work in women's studies and peace research. In recognition of these achievements, Boulding has been the recipient of over 19 awards and was a 1990 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize."--BOOK JACKET.… (más)