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People Power: Fighting for Peace from the First World War to the Present
Lyn Smith
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Description for People Power: Fighting for Peace from the First World War to the Present
Hardcover. Reveals the history of the anti-war movement in the UK from the outbreak of the First World War to present-day conflicts in the Middle East. This is a story of conscientious objectors and others who have been engaged in protest over the past century. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 170. Weight in Grams: 890.
People Power charts the history of the anti-war movement in the UK from the outbreak of the First World War to present-day conflicts in the Middle East, telling the story of conscientious objectors and others who have been engaged in protest over the past century. Drawing on testimonies from the Imperial War Museum's vast collection, and its rich archive of visual material, including photographs, paintings, posters, cartoons and badges, the book explores the wide-ranging reasons for opposing war and examines the changes and continuity in the movement as the nature of conflict has evolved from trench warfare to nuclear weapons. ... Read more
People Power charts the history of the anti-war movement in the UK from the outbreak of the First World War to present-day conflicts in the Middle East, telling the story of conscientious objectors and others who have been engaged in protest over the past century. Drawing on testimonies from the Imperial War Museum's vast collection, and its rich archive of visual material, including photographs, paintings, posters, cartoons and badges, the book explores the wide-ranging reasons for opposing war and examines the changes and continuity in the movement as the nature of conflict has evolved from trench warfare to nuclear weapons. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500519158
SKU
9780500519158
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About Lyn Smith
Lyn Smith is the author of Pacifists in Action, Forgotten Voices of the Holocaust, Voices Against War and the bestselling Young Voices. She has lectured in International Relations and Human Rights at British and American Universities, and has worked has a freelance interviewer for the Imperial War Museum.
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