num_pages: 115
description: Vietnam: A Buddhist Proposal for Peace. An interesting book written during the Vietnam War to try to bring Peace to the author's war torn country. Thich Nhat Hanh … has felt himself obliged to take an active part in his country's effort to escape destruction in a vicious power struggle between capitalism and communism. He speaks for the vast majority who know little of politics but who seek to preserve something of Vietnam's traditional identity as an Asian and largely Buddhist culture. He speaks for his people and for a renewed and engaged Buddhism.
language: English
title: Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire
titlecomplete: Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire
genres: Religion, Politics, Buddhism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 109
publisher: Hill and Wang