Opposition to War: An Encyclopedia of US Peace and Antiwar Movements

[...]this includes the two great wars, Korea and Vietnam, but other campaigns are covered as well: opposition to the Mexican war in 1845-1848, the Spanish–American War and the Revolutionary War. On balance, war was bad for business, and peace would help secure America’s position as the world’s leadi...

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Published in:Reference reviews 2018-08, Vol.32 (6), p.15-17
Main Author: Kendall, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
Addams, Jane (1860-1935)
Baez, Joan
Chomsky, Noam
Ellsberg, Daniel
Genocide
International law
Isolationism
Pauling, Linus Carl
Quakers
Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862)
Violence
von Suttner, Bertha
War crimes
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Summary:[...]this includes the two great wars, Korea and Vietnam, but other campaigns are covered as well: opposition to the Mexican war in 1845-1848, the Spanish–American War and the Revolutionary War. On balance, war was bad for business, and peace would help secure America’s position as the world’s leading economy. [...]when President Coolidge signed the Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war, it was based pragmatism rather than principle. [...]there is the question missed opportunities.
ISSN:0950-4125
1758-7697
DOI:10.1108/RR-07-2018-0112