Every War Has Two Losers - William Stafford on Peace and War (Paperback, 1st ed)

Born the year World War I began, acclaimed poet William Stafford (1914-1993) spent World War II in a camp for conscientious objectors. Throughout a century of conflict he remained convinced that wars simply don't work. In his writings, Stafford showed it is possible-and crucial-to think independently when fanatics act, and to speak for reconciliation when nations take sides. He believed it was a failure of imagination to only see two options: to fight or to run away. This book gathers the evidence of a lifetime's commitment to nonviolence, including an account of Stafford's near-hanging at the hands of American patriots. In excerpts from his daily journal from 1951-1991, Stafford uses questions, alternative views of history, lyric invitations, and direct assessments of our political habits to suggest another way than war. Many of these statements are published here for the first time, together with a generous selection of Stafford's pacifist poems and interviews from elusive sources. Stafford provides an alternative approach to a nation's military habit, aggressive instincts, and our legacy of armed ventures in Europe, the Pacific, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and beyond.

General

Imprint:	Milkweed Editions
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2023
First published:	October 2003
Authors:	William Stafford
Editors:	Kim Stafford
Dimensions:	203 x 139 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	216
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-57131-273-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Peace studies > General
LSN:	1-57131-273-0
Barcode:	9781571312730

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