An intellectual event like no other, Die Zeit called Domenico Losurdo's previous work: Domenico Losurdo presents a coherent and brilliant interpretation of Nietzsche, against which all current and future research will have to be measured. His new book sheds light on the history, dilemmas, and tragedies of the ideal of nonviolence and strongly opposes its imperial and violent instrumentalization. Impressive in its wealth of material and educational in its connections, the book offers a broad historical overview. Losurdo engages with Thoreau, Tolstoy, and Gandhi, as well as Martin Luther King, the Dalai Lama, and the color revolutions of realistic pacifism.