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Empire and the Bomb: Reading and Book Signing by Joe Gerson, author
Date:
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Time:
7:30 PM
-
9:00 PM
Event Type:
Speaker
Organizer/Author:
Allan Solomonow
Email:
Phone:
415-565-0201 x26
Address:
65 Ninth Street
Location Details:
S.F. Friends Meeting House
65 Ninth Street
(two blocks from Civic Center BART/MUNI between Market and Mission Streets)
65 Ninth Street
(two blocks from Civic Center BART/MUNI between Market and Mission Streets)
“Empire and the Bomb explains why the U.S. commitment to nuclear dominance and its practice of threatening nuclear attacks have, in fact, been counter productive, increasing the dangers of nuclear war by spurring nuclear weapons proliferation.” -From the Introduction
Joseph Gerson is the Director of Programs of the American Friends Service Committee in New England---the principal Quaker peace organization in the United States. He is a leading figure in the U.S. peace movement. His previous books include The Sun Never Sets and With Hiroshima Eyes.
"As Americans, we need to face up to our own reliance on nuclear intimidation. This is an important book for Americans of all political stripes to read." Cynthia Enloe, author of The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in a New Age of Empire.
Joseph Gerson is the Director of Programs of the American Friends Service Committee in New England---the principal Quaker peace organization in the United States. He is a leading figure in the U.S. peace movement. His previous books include The Sun Never Sets and With Hiroshima Eyes.
"As Americans, we need to face up to our own reliance on nuclear intimidation. This is an important book for Americans of all political stripes to read." Cynthia Enloe, author of The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in a New Age of Empire.
Added to the calendar on Sun, May 13, 2007 7:51AM
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