New Conscientious Objection: From Sacred to Secular Resistance, The
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
019507954X
ISBN 13
9780195079548
Category
Quakerism: Testimonies and Witness: Peace
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Publication Year
1993
Publisher
Pages
296
Subject
Conscientious Objection
Abstract
Although conscientious objection is a long-standing phenomenon, it has only recently become a major factor affecting armed forces and society. The only comprehensive, comparative scholarly study of conscientious objection to military service, this book examines the history of the practice inthe Western world and state policies that have grown up in response to it. It shows how the contemporary refusal to bear arms is likely to be secular and widespread rather than religious and marginal, now including service people (as seen in the 1991 War in the Persian Gulf) as well as conscription resisters. No account of civil-military relations or peace movements in advanced industrial countries is complete without reference to conscientious objection, and this book will be the standard text on the subject.
Description
Softcover. Good condition.
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Religion > Christian organization, social work, worship > Church > Church and Social Issues
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Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Religions. Mythology. Rationalism: Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects
261.8
Religion > Christian organization, social work, worship > Church > Church and Social Issues
BL65 .W2
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Religions. Mythology. Rationalism: Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects
Number of Copies
1
