Encyclopedia of American Reform Movements, edited by John R. McKivigan and Heather L. Kaufman

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Pacifism/Anti-War


Available Entries
     
Key Moment
SANE (later Peace Action) Founded to Try to End Nuclear Arms Race (1957)
                                          

Future of Pacifism/Anti-War as Reform Movement
Progressive Coalition Views Militarism as Obstacle to Movements for Social Justice       
                            
           
Author Suggested Illustrations, Tables, and Documents
  

 


Reserved Entries

Introductory Overview Essay 

Theory of Reform Movement
Political Economic Dimensions of War and Movement Reform 
 


Historical Development of Reform Movement
Origins of American Pacifism       
U.S. Anti-War Movements through Spanish-American War
U.S. Anti-War Movements in Twentieth Century    
Community-based antiVietnam War Activism
Development of Conscientious Objector Rationale in 20th Century     
WILPF-US       
Women’s Strike for Peace/Anti-Nuclear Weapons Testing              


Key Moments
 
Imprisonment of Eugene V. Debs for Opposing U.S. Entry in WW I (1918)
Selective Service Act Provides Conscientious Objector Status for All Religious Objectors (1940)
Burning Draft Cards in Anti-Viet Nam War Protests (1966)

Intersection of Pacifism/Anti-War with Other Reform Movements
Pacifism/Anti-War and  Abolitionism


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Topic Availability
Article topic availability is on a first-come-first-serve basis. The editors will make final topic assignments and send each author a copy of the Contributor Agreement.

The editors welcome suggestions for additions to the headword list. These suggestions will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

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Authors will have 180 days from assignment to submit their manuscripts. After editorial amendments, the entry will be finalized and Facts On File will make payments directly to contributors.

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Facts On File: Library of American History Series