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Opposition to War [2 volumes] - An Encyclopedia of U.S. Peace and Antiwar Movements (Hardcover)
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Opposition to War [2 volumes] - An Encyclopedia of U.S. Peace and Antiwar Movements (Hardcover)
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How have Americans sought peaceful, rather than destructive,
solutions to domestic and world conflict? This two-volume set
documents peace and antiwar movements in the United States from the
colonial era to the present. Although national leaders often claim
to be fighting to achieve peace, the real peace seekers struggle
against enormous resistance to their message and have often faced
persecution for their efforts. Despite a well-established pattern
of being involved in wars, the United States also has a long
tradition of citizens who made extensive efforts to build and
maintain peaceful societies and prevent the destructive human and
material costs of war. Unarmed activists have most consistently
upheld American values at home. Opposition to War: An Encyclopedia
of U.S. Peace and Antiwar Movements investigates this historical
tradition of resistance to involvement in armed conflict-an
especially important and relevant topic today as the nation has
been mired in numerous military conflicts throughout most of the
current century. The book examines a largely misunderstood and
underappreciated minority of Americans who have committed
themselves to finding peaceful resolutions to domestic and
international conflicts-individuals who have proposed and conducted
an array of practical and creative methods for peaceful change,
from the transformation of individual behavior to the development
of international governing and legal systems, for more than 250
years. Readers will learn how individuals working alone or
organized into societies of various size have steadfastly
campaigned to stop war, end the arms race, eliminate the underlying
causes of war, and defend the civil liberties of Americans when
wartime nationalism most threatens them. Provides an unrivaled
complete description of peacemaking efforts in the United States
that leads readers to consider how future wars might be prevented
Draws on the expertise of more than 130 scholarly experts to
examine the entirety of American history, from the colonial era to
modern times Reveals the multiple religious and secular motivations
of peace seekers in the United States Examines how war and those
who oppose war have been portrayed in popular media over the
centuries
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