Voices Against War: A Century of Protest - Hardcover

Smith, Lyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184596456X ISBN 13: 9781845964566

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

On February 15, 2003, in approximately 800 cities around the world, millions of people gathered to protest war in Iraq, a demonstration listed by the 2004 Guinness Book of Records as the largest protest in human history. Since the outbreak of that conflict, the anti-war movement has broadened globally. Not all protesters would consider themselves pacifists—against all wars and violence—but whatever the basis of objection, their protest is part of one of the most enduring movements in history. Based on nearly 200 personal testimonies from the Imperial War Museum Collections, this landmark book tells the stories of those who participated in protest, stories that are essential for understanding war in its entirety. Interviewees include Brian Haw—famous for living in a peace camp in London's Parliament Square since 2001 in an anti-war protest, Bruce Kent—vice president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and Tony Benn—president of the Stop the War Coalition. 

About this title

About the Author:

Lyn Smith is a university lecturer and oral history interviewer. She is the author of Forgotten Voices of the Holocaust, Pacifists in Action and the bestselllng Young Voices. Robert Fisk is an award-winning journalist and the author of The Great War for Civilisation and Pity the Nation.

Review:

"An extraordinary work of scholarship and a reminder of the power of individual stories."  —Publishers Weekly starred review on Remembering: Voices of the Holocaust

"Every page contains a deep and moving insight . . . a wonderful book."  —Tony Benn

About this edition

• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 184596456X
• ISBN 13: 9781845964566
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336