Belfast journalist O'Doherty illustrates the background of the present-day conflict in Northern Ireland through the events and milestones of the past 28 years, arguing that armed struggle has made agreement inside Northern Ireland impossible.
Peace movements became a part of the national landscapes of British, American, and European politics in the nineteenth century, reaching their peak during the European arms race of 1889-1914. This study examines the history of European peace movements from the end of the Napoleo…
Despite the liberalized reconfiguration of civil society and political practice in nineteenth-century Europe, the right to make foreign policy, devise alliances, wage war and negotiate peace remained essentially an executive prerogative. Citizen challenges to the exercise of thi…
African Americans' long campaign for ""the right to fight"" forced Harry Truman to issue his 1948 executive order calling for equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces. In War! What Is It Good For?, Kimberley Phillips examines how blacks' participation in the nat…
"African Americans' long campaign for 'the right to fight' forced Harry Truman to issue his 1948 executive order calling for equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces. In War! What Is It Good For?, Kimberley Phillips examines how blacks' participation in the nati…
"African Americans' long campaign for 'the right to fight' forced Harry Truman to issue his 1948 executive order calling for equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces. In War! What Is It Good For?, Kimberley Phillips examines how blacks' participation in the nati…
In his televised and widely watched speech to the nation on November 3, 1969, Pres. Richard M. Nixon introduced a phrase--"silent majority"--And a policy--Vietnamization of the war effort--that echo down to the present day. Nixon's appearance on this night framed the terms in wh…
In his televised and widely watched speech to the nation on November 3, 1969, Pres. Richard M. Nixon introduced a phrase--"silent majority"--And a policy--Vietnamization of the war effort--that echo down to the present day. Nixon's appearance on this night framed the terms in wh…
Looking at American society and the ending of the Vietnam War, this book focuses on four social groups-students, African Americans, women and labor-and investigates their impacts on American foreign policy. 11 illustrations. How did the protests & support of ordinary American ci…
Looking at American society and the ending of the Vietnam War, this book focuses on four social groups-students, African Americans, women and labor-and investigates their impacts on American foreign policy. 11 illustrations. How did the protests & support of ordinary American ci…
"The interwar peace movements were, according to conventional interpretations, naive and ineffective. More seriously, the standard histories have also held that they severely weakened national efforts to resist Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia. In Beyond Appeasement, Cecelia Ly…