Liberty & Conscience: A Documentary History of the Experiences of Conscientious Objectors in America Through the Civil War

by Peter Brock

Book Overview

Although the act of conscientious objection entered modern consciousness most strikingly as a result of the Vietnam War, Americans have long struggled to reconcile their politics, pacifist beliefs, and compulsory military service. While conscientious objection in the twentieth century has been well documented, there has been surprisingly little study of its long history in America's early conflicts, defined as these have been by accounts of patriotism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195151224
• ISBN13: 9780195151220
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"