Give Peace a Chance - Exploring the Vietnam Antiwar Movement

Written by veterans of the Vietnam War and participants in the organized opposition to it, this book examines how the activities of America's most important antiwar movement affected the lives of its citizens and its government.

About the author

Melvin Small is the author Resort to Arms, Was War Necessary?, and Johnson, Nixon, and the Doves.

William D. Hoover has published articles on Japanese diplomacy and entrepreneurship and served as the Asian editor for the Biographical Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders. Small and Hoover co-organized the Vietnam Antiwar Movement Conference in honor of peace historian Charles DeBenedetti, who is the inspiration for this book.

Summary

This work offers an introduction to the best-known antiwar movement in United States history, written by veterans of the Vietnam War and participants in the movement. It examines how the activities of the movement affected the lives of most Americans.

Product details

• Authors: Charles DeBenedetti, William D. Hoover, Melvin Small
• Assisted by: William D Hoover (Editor), William D. Hoover (Editor), Melvin Small (Editor)
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1992
• EAN: 9780815625599
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-2559-9
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 227 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 449 g
• Series: Peace and Conflict Resolution; Syracuse Studies on Peace and; Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education