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Direct Action: Radical Pacifism from the Union Eight to the Chicago Seven
enlarge	Author: James Tracy Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Category: Book Buy New: $15.00 New (6) Used (8) from $8.50 Media: Paperback Edition: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 212 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7 Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 ISBN: 0226811301 Dewey Decimal Number: 303.61 EAN: 9780226811307 ASIN: 0226811301 Publication Date: September 15, 1996 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Editorial Reviews: Amazon.com Review In his first book, James Tracy explores the evolution and history of radical pacifism, the nonviolent protest method that peaked in the United States during the 1960s. Tracy tells the little-known story of the Union Eight, a group of students at the Union Theological Seminary who refused to enter the draft for World War II in 1940. Their position represented a turning point for the Left, a move from communism and socialism toward civil disobedience based in religious faith and individual action; Tracy follows the influence of this transition through the 1940s, '50s, and '60s. His is a subject of history seldom mentioned or even understood, yet one that is vital to the history of the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s. Product Description DIViDirect Action/i tells the story of how a small group of "radical pacifists"#8212;nonviolent activists such as David Dellinger, Staughton Lynd, A.J. Muste, and Bayard Rustin#8212;played a major role in the rebirth of American radicalism and social protest in the 1950s and 1960s. Coming together in the camps and prisons where conscientious objectors were placed during World War II, radical pacifists developed an experimental protest style that emphasized media-savvy, symbolic confrontation with institutions deemed oppressive. Due to their tactical commitment to nonviolent direct action, they became the principal interpreters of Gandhism on the American Left, and indelibly stamped postwar America with their methods and ethos. Genealogies of the Civil Rights, antiwar, and antinuclear movements in this period are incomplete without understanding the history of radical pacifism. BRBRTaking us through the Vietnam war protests, this detailed treatment of radical pacifism reveals the strengths and limitations of American individualism in the modern era./DIV

Customer Reviews: review October 2, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful The book is brand new...well...not anymore:) but it was in perfect condition when i got it Essential '60s Text May 28, 1999 4 out of 4 found this review helpful This extensively researched book shows the birth of a new breed of passive resistance in this country, in front of the backdrop of the 1960s and earlier. An essential text for anyone interested in the 1960s. (Also a great research paper resource . . .)

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