2024
War is contempt for life. Winning a war means destroying as many people, houses and infrastructure of the enemy as possible. If we want to end all war, we must start talking about the realities of war and learn about all those who have fought for the cause of peace, writes Linn Stalsberg in this book.
The fight for peace can be based on religion, ideology or a political direction. Important tools are pacifism, non-violence and military refusal. What do we really know about the big ideas behind the struggle for peace ? How many of the brave people who refused to go to war, and who were punished for this, do we really know about?
The rampant militarization of our time is taking place in the middle of a major climate and natural crisis. There is hardly anything as destructive to the planet as the arms industry. Both the labor and women's movements have traditionally fought the cause of peace. Today, the peace movement must also ally itself with the environmental movement, in the fight for all living things. Peace is to create.
"The author is always there when we need her the most. This year, she is relevant as a counter-vote against war, rearmament and 'defense settlement'." - Tore Linne Eriksen, Klassekampen's selection of the year's best books.
"I am greatly impressed by people who take up the fight against superior power and who refuse to believe it is hopeless. […] Linn Stalsberg has gone to great lengths in his 200-page essay. [...] Important thoughts", dice roll five - Tor Hammerø, Nettavisen
"There is no way to peace, peace is the way [...] a very important and good book [...] an absolutely necessary book - yes, perhaps more necessary than ever." - Jan-Erik Østlie, Fri fagbevegelse
"a breath of fresh air that can hopefully breathe new life into the flame of peace" - Mimir Kristjánsson, Klassekampen
"I read Linn Stalsberg's "War is contempt for life - an essay on peace" and let myself be excited. […] Linn Stalsberg strikes a blow for what is not black or white.” - Aril Rønsen, Klassekampen
"Linn Stalsberg's book is lonely and relevant in its insistence on peace work. It has been a long time since a book hit the public with greater seriousness and relevance than Linn Stalsberg's publication on the history of peace activism. […] precise and brave.” - Anna Serafima S. Kvam
Linn Stalsberg
Eivind Voldner Rutle
