Peace, justice and activism

The Encyclopedia of Nobel Laureates (1901-2017) is a compelling study of the 585 prizes awarded to 923 Laureates whose works and lives contributed to the progress of humanity in the past 117 years, and a tribute to their pursuit of excellence.

"True godliness don't turn out of the world but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavours to mend it." William Penn, 1682

In this inside story, Lynne Featherstone reveals the emotional lows and the exhilarating highs involved in turning hard-won social acceptance for equal marriage into tangible legal equality.

It is clear that the right is on the rise, but after Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the spike in popularity of extreme-right parties across Europe, the question on everyone's minds is: how did this happen?

We are all a part of a culture that is broken - and nobody benefits from it. It's in the news we read, the films we watch, the music we listen to, the people we surround ourselves with, the institutions we navigate, the laws we follow, and ...

This is a book is about peace and how we can reach it as individuals and in the wider world.

Swarthmore Lecture 2015. To say 'yes' to peace we must say a final 'no' to war and join together, heart and soul, in the task of creating peace by peaceful means, speaking with one authentic and passionate voice.

With an extended new preface by the author. 'One of the most important intellectuals alive' Independent

At just 17 Fatima Meer threw herself into resisting racism the first public act of defiance in a long and pioneering political life.