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People Power

Fighting for Peace from the First World War to the Present


  • Thames & Hudson
  • Expo: 23/03/2017 - 28/08/2017, Imperial War Museum, London
  • by Lyn Smith
A fascinating look at the anti-war movement in the UK over the past century, published to accompany a major exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, London, from 23 March to 28 August 2017. People Power charts the history of the anti-war movement in the UK from the outbreak of the First World War to present-day conflicts in the Middle East, telling the story of conscientious objectors and others who have been engaged in protest over the past century.

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ISBN 9780500519158 | E | HB
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Publisher Thames & Hudson
ISBN 9780500519158
Author(s) Lyn Smith
Publication date March 2017
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 230 x 170 mm
Illustrations 197 col.ill.
Pages 256
Language(s) Eng. ed.
Exhibition Imperial War Museum, London
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People Power charts the history of the anti-war movement in the UK from the outbreak of the First World War to present-day conflicts in the Middle East, telling the story of conscientious objectors and others who have been engaged in protest over the past century. Drawing on testimonies from the Imperial War Museum’s vast collection, and its rich archive of visual material, including photographs, paintings, posters, cartoons and badges, the book explores the wide-ranging reasons for opposing war and examines the changes and continuity in the movement as the nature of conflict has evolved from trench warfare to nuclear weapons. The role of key organizations and groups within the movement is examined, such as the Peace Pledge Union in the 1930s and the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp in the 1980s, as well as that of high-profile individual campaigners, including Fenner Brockway and Tony Benn. Accompanying a major exhibition at the Imperial War Museum London in 2017, People Power is an important and compelling counterpart to the myriad histories of war in the past 100 years.