Witness Against War: Pacifism in Canada, 1900-1945

by Thomas Socknat

Rallying today to the call for nuclear disarmament, the peace movement in Canada is strong and growing. But it is by no means new. In this study of pacifism during the first half of the twentieth century, Thomas Socknat explores a critical chapter in the Canadian peace movement's history. Canada's pacifist heritage, he argues, is rooted in two distinct but complementary traditions, the historic non-resistance of religious sects such as the Mennonites...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802066321
• ISBN13: 9780802066329
• Release Date: June 1987
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher