Radical Pacifism: The War Resisters League and Gandhian Nonviolence in America, 1915-1963

(Part of the Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution Series)

by Scott H. Bennett

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This deeply researched book is the first history of the War Resisters League, an organization that represents the major vehicle of secular radical pacifism in the United States. Besides opposing all U. S. wars and championing conscientious objection to these wars, Scott H. Bennett shows how the WRL--led by its colorful members--functioned as a "movement halfway house," assisting and influencing a variety of social reform groups and campaigns. He...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:081563028X

ISBN13:9780815630289

Release Date:December 2003

Publisher:Syracuse University Press

Length:335 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Americas History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Specific Topics War & Peace

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