This work is a scholarly analysis of the evolution of the modern American peace movement. It contains the writings of some of the foremost scholars in the field. Among the contributors are the late Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Merle Curti, as well as prize-winners Charles Chatfield and Lawrence S. Wittner. This volume is arranged chronologically, and offers fresh perspectives on how the peace movement shed its pre-World War I elitism while, at the same time, transforming itself from one of opposing war to one of ...
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This work is a scholarly analysis of the evolution of the modern American peace movement. It contains the writings of some of the foremost scholars in the field. Among the contributors are the late Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Merle Curti, as well as prize-winners Charles Chatfield and Lawrence S. Wittner. This volume is arranged chronologically, and offers fresh perspectives on how the peace movement shed its pre-World War I elitism while, at the same time, transforming itself from one of opposing war to one of proclaiming the need for social, political, and economic justice. The tragedies of World War I represent a major turning point in the movement's history. The essays selected detail the changes which took place within the movement to the advent of the 21st century. Included in this anthology are scholarly discussions about the influence of liberal pacifism, the evolution from nonviolent passive nonresistance to direct action, ...
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Good; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Clean covers with minor edgewear; Library stamps to the endpapers; Text pages are clean & unmarked; Good binding; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5Äù Äì 9.75Äù tall); Light blue cloth covers with title in black lettering; 2005, Edwin Mellen Press; 321 pages; "History of the American Peace Movement 1890-2000: The Emergence of a New Scholarly Discipline, " by Charles F. Howlett.
