American Ordeal: The Antiwar Movement of the Vietnam Era

About this book

An American Ordeal is the first comprehensive interpretive history of the antiwar movement in the United States throughout the Vietnam era. Beginning with the rise of a liberal peace movement against atmospheric nuclear testing from 1955 to 1963, the authors describe the emergence of radical pacifists and politically motivated groups who eventually created a diverse coalition against the Vietnam War. They examine how extremist elements came to dominate the movement in the late 1960s, to be supplanted by a larger consensus of liberal and pacifist groups in the early 1970s.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780815602453

Publisher

Syracuse University Press

Published

March 1, 1990

Pages

512

Weight

26.4 oz

Subject

Political Science