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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Lawrence S. WittnerPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 1.100kg ISBN: 9780804729185ISBN 10: 0804729182 Pages: 660 Publication Date: 01 December 1997 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. The gathering storm 1954-56; 2. International appeals 1957-58; 3. The rise of ban-the-bomb movements: Japan, Britain and the United States 1957-58; 4. The rise of ban-the-bomb movements: elsewhere 1957-58; 5. Nonaligned versus aligned movements 1954-58; 6. Policymakers and protest: governments confront the movement 1954-58; 7. Policymakers and protest: the US government confronts the movement 1954-58; 8. Governments change policies 1954-58; 9. The movement crests: Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 1958-65; 10. The movement crests: Western Europe 1958-65; 11. The movement crests: Japan and the United States 1958-65; 12. The movement crests: third world and communist nations 1958-65; 13. The international organization of the nonaligned movement 1958-65; 14. Across the great divide: aligned and nonaligned activists 1958-65; 15. Policymakers and protest: governments confront the movement 1959-70; 16. Policymakers and protest: the US government confronts the movement 1959-70; 17. Governments change policies 1958-63; 18. The atmospheric test ban treaty and beyond 1963-70; 19. The decline of the movement 1964-70; Conclusion: the ambiguous victory; Notes; Bibliography; Index.ReviewsA reference for activists and government officials who truly wish to represent the future of the planet. - Helen Caldicott, The Progressive The quality and prodigious depth of Wittner's scholarship in tracing such a disparate and complex multinational history mark a new and invaluable contribution to our understanding of where the struggle has been and where it might lead... [Wittner] provides the best and most comprehensive account yet to be written of the anti-nuclear movement and its interactions with officialdom. Out of the welter of facts he has crafted a highly readable narrative cum analysis that should long weather the test of time. - Social Alternatives 'As his first volume, Wittner's canvas is huge, his coverage almost encyclopaedic ... a trove of information and ideas'. The Philadelphia Inquirer Author InformationLawrence S. Wittner is Professor of History at the State University of New York at Albany, and a former president of the Council on Peace Research in History. His books include the classic study Rebels Against War. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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