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A History of War Resistance in America
James M. Volo
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Description for A History of War Resistance in America
Hardback. This two-part book examines the roots of warfare and the development of the peace movement in America from the Colonial period through the Vietnam War. Num Pages: 476 pages, 34. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; JPVK; JPWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1157.
This two-part book examines the roots of warfare and the development of the peace movement in America from the Colonial period through the Vietnam War. From the Colonial period on, war has inevitably divided U.S. society into pro-war and antiwar factions, and few subjects have proven so polarizing or long-lasting as a nexus of public discourse. In the contest over war and peace, uninformed beliefs have been conflated with uncontested truths by both sides, fueling a lack of bipartisanship in foreign policy that has been prevalent since the nation's earliest days. A History of War Resistance in America delineates ... Read more
This two-part book examines the roots of warfare and the development of the peace movement in America from the Colonial period through the Vietnam War. From the Colonial period on, war has inevitably divided U.S. society into pro-war and antiwar factions, and few subjects have proven so polarizing or long-lasting as a nexus of public discourse. In the contest over war and peace, uninformed beliefs have been conflated with uncontested truths by both sides, fueling a lack of bipartisanship in foreign policy that has been prevalent since the nation's earliest days. A History of War Resistance in America delineates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
Number of Pages
492
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313376245
SKU
V9780313376245
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About James M. Volo
James M. Volo is a teacher, lecturer, and historian.
Reviews for A History of War Resistance in America
Conventional classrooms portray U.S. history as a series of triumphant wars punctuated by industrial progress, and even students of war resistance rarely look past the Vietnam War, but American historian Volo, shows that resistance to war has been a consistent and sometimes dominant element in the U.S. since before it was born. He begins by setting out the principles of ... Read more