The New Conscientious Objection: From Sacred To Secular Resistance by John Whiteclay Chambers and Charles C. Moskos

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 in the 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. This 1993 Oxford University Press US Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9780195079555 SKU: 1136552 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1136552
Location: Non Fiction