Visionaries

The 20th Century's 100 Most Important Inspirational Leaders

Inspiring leaders for a different future.

Visionaries brings together the lives and works of a hundred great men and women who offer inspiration, hope, and healing.

The twentieth century was marked by wars, dictatorships, and environmental destruction, yet many individuals kept alive the hope of a sane and sustainable future through their example, ideas, and vision. Their influence helped bring to an end colonialism and imperialism, apartheid, and authoritarian regimes, and they also helped foster the resurgence of an ecological, holistic, and spiritual vision that increasingly resonates in the world today. Visionaries includes profiles of:

• World leaders: Mahatma Gandhi,Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Dalai Lama

• Spiritual figures: Jiddu Krishnamurti, Desmond Tutu, Thomas Moore, and Thich Nhat Hanh

• Writers:Wendell Berry, Kahlil Gibran, Aldo Leopold, and Arundhati Roy

• Scientists: Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, and James Lovelock

• Educators: Ivan Illich and Rabindranath Tagore

• Economists: E. F. Schumacher and Muhammad Yunus

• Ecological activists: Vandana Shiva, Terry Tempest Williams, and Wangari Maathai

among others within each category.

About the Authors

Satish Kumar is editor of Resurgence magazine, Program Director of Schumacher College and author of No Direction, You Are Therefore I Am, and The Buddha and the Terrorist. He lives in England.

Freddie Whitefield is a craftsman and editor. He lives in England.