Text Ticker: Peace ain't no newfangled thing
The somewhat controversial Edwin Mellen Press put out last year a new, 656-page, $149 history of American peace movements, A History of the American Peace Movement from Colonial Times to the Present:
it should be required reading for any specialist in American history because it fills in gaps usually left by history textbooks which focus primarily on wars and violent events, and usually pay little attention to peace movements. It effectively demonstrates how peace movements have always existed in American history, always opposed militarists and those who advocate violence, and effectively pressured for peace and justice at home and abroad.
What would history class be like if the peace movements were at the front and center, while the wars were the footnotes? [go!]
