{"title":"R.J. Rummel","description":"\u003cp\u003eRUDOLPH JOSEPH RUMMEL was an American political scientist and professor who taught at Indiana University, Yale University, and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and the author of more than twenty-four scholarly books. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Miracle That Is Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePower Kills\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Conflict and War\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRummel received the Susan Strange Award of the International Studies Association and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 from the Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association. He was also frequently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRummel spent his career studying data on collective violence and war with a view toward helping their resolution or elimination, coining the term \"democide\" for murder by government. Much of his work grew directly from that research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eR.J. Rummel’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-blue-book-of-freedom","title":"The Blue Book of Freedom: Ending Famine, Poverty, Democide, and War","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Book of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, R. J. Rummel asserts that democracy is the solution to the scourges that face the world. A student of war and peace for more than forty years, he has learned that democratic freedom provides a solution to the evils that have plagued mankind. \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Book of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e presents the results of his work in everyday language. The main points are:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreedom is the way to economic and human security.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree people never have famine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere people are free, political violence is minimal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe more freedom a people enjoy, the less likely their government will murder them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe less free the people in any two nations are, the bloodier and more destructive any war between them will be.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo do away with famine, mass impoverishment, democide (the murder by a government of its own people), and war, promote freedom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemocratic freedom is a method of nonviolence and an antidote to war.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581826206\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581826203\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"R.J. Rummel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43236421402840,"sku":"9781581826203","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43236421435608,"sku":"9781684422951","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781581826203_FChigh_1_mockup_v2_1740146304_539e60ad-9995-4901-9072-09fc39fb3bf8.jpg?v=1791025165"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-r-j-rummel.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}