The New Conscientious Objection; From Sacred to Secular Resistance

Moskos, Charles C. and John Whiteclay Chambers II, Editors

ISBN 10: 0195079558 / ISBN 13: 9780195079555

Published by Oxford, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Conscientious Objection; From Sacred to Secular Resistance
• Publisher: Oxford
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195079558
• ISBN 13: 9780195079555
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

Although conscientious objection is a long-standing phenomenon, it has only recently become a major factor affecting armed forces and society. The only comprehensive, comparative scholarly study of conscientious objection to military service, this book examines the history of the practice in the Western world and state policies that have grown up in response to it. It shows how the contemporary refusal to bear arms is likely to be secular and widespread rather than religious and marginal, now including service people (as seen in the 1991 War in the Persian Gulf) as well as conscription resisters. No account of civil-military relations or peace movements in advanced industrial countries is complete without reference to conscientious objection, and this book will be the standard text on the subject.

About the Author

Charles C. Moskos is at Northwestern University. John Whiteclay Chambers is at Rutgers University.