(R)evolution: From Edelleute to Edelmenschen – Bertha von Suttner’s Pathway to Peace

This article explores Bertha von Suttner\u27s concept of the Edelmensch (noble human being) as depicted in her anti-war novel, Lay Down Your Arms. It shows how central the bellicose nation-state was to the identities – national, social, and gender – of Suttner\u27s peers and the ways in which she attempts to help them rethink their identities. It also shows her indebtedness to the little-known English historian, Thomas Henry Buckle