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

Offering a comprehensive history of the War Resisters League, this book explores the evolution of the organization from a single-issue pacifist registry, educational forum and political pressure group into a multi-issue organization that campaigned for international peace and social justice.

About the author

Scott H. Bennett is professor of history at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, New Jersey. He has published on radical pacifism, the peace movement, and World War II conscientious objectors. He spent ten years as an international educator in Denmark, Italy, and El Salvador.

Summary

Offering a comprehensive history of the War Resisters League, this book explores the evolution of the organization from a single-issue pacifist registry, educational forum and political pressure group into a multi-issue organization that campaigned for international peace and social justice.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Bennett, Scott H Bennett, Scott H. Bennett, Scott H. (Assistant Professor of History Bennett
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2003
• EAN: 9780815630289
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-3028-9
• No. of pages: 335
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 609 g
• Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and; Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education