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Topic 1: PACIFISM AND NONVIOLENCE
This has material on: pacifism and anti-militarism; conscientous objection
and conscription; nonviolence theory; organising nonviolent activism, and
mobilising for nonviolent revolution; alternative/civilian-based defence; and
both nonviolent civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action (including
NVDA training).
Please remember that many of the older titles included in this list are likely to
be second-hand - see the Peace Booklists introductory page.
A Force More Powerful - A Century of Nonviolent Conflict, Peter Ackerman and Jack Duvall
(St Martin's Press, New York, 2000), hbk £16.00 (reduced from £24.00)
Stories of how ordinary people took extraordinary action - a tour de force.
Army of None - Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better
World, Aimee Allison and David Solnit (Seven Stories Press, New York, USA, 2007) pbk
£8.99
Does what it says on the tin, though some of the tactics need adaption for use in a non-US
context. But many of the insights are universal.
Peace Together: A Vision of Christian Pacifism, (Ed) Clive Barrett (James Clarke & Co,
1987), £6.99
We Will Not Cease - The Autobiography of a Conscientous Objector, Archibald Baxter
(Cape Catley, Whatamongo Bay, New Zealand, 1983), £2.00
Civil Disobedience: Theory and Practice, Christian Bay & Charles C Walker (Black Rose
Books, Montreal, Canada, 1975), pbk £5.00
Because the title of this pamphlet uses North American nomenclature, this discusses
what we would call direct action as well as what we would call civil disobedience.
Against All War: Fifty Years of Peace News, 1936-86, Albert Beale (Peace News, 1986),
pbk £10.00
A brief look at the story of the first 50 years of Peace News.
Alternative to War: An outline of the alternative practical method which must be adopted
before war can be abolished, RG Bell (James Clarke & Co, London, 1959), pbk £4.00
An "olde worlde"-style call for nonviolent action ("active non-violent resistance") in
national and international struggles. Quaint, even for its time, in its refusal to accept a
definition of "pacifism" as something which itself can encompass nonviolent direct action.
Radical Pacifism: The War Resisters League and Gandhian Nonviolence in America,
1915-1963, Scott H Bennett (Syracuse University Press, 2003), £19.50
Nonviolence and Liberation - A Symposium, Harold Bing, Hilda Morris, WRI, Fred Moorhouse,
Cesar Chavez & Jean Van Lierde (Peace Pledge Union, 1969), pmphlt £5.00
One Voice: Pacifist Writings from the Second World War, Vera Brittain (Continuum, 2005),
£7.99 (currently reduced from £9.99)
This book reprints, for the first time, Vera Brittain's 1942 Humilitation with Honour, and
her 1944 denunciation of the Allies' policy of saturation bombing, Seed of Chaos.
A Brief History of Pacifism - from Jesus to Tolstoy, Peter Brock (Syracuse University Press,
USA; Peace Pledge Union, UK; 1992), pbk £5.00
Largely based on the author's long-out-of-print 1981 book The Roots of War Resistance,
this is a typically reliable work from a historian unmatched in this field.
Challenge to Mars - essays on pacifism from 1918 to 1945, (Eds) Peter Brock and Thomas P
Socknat (University of Toronto Press, 1999), hbk £40.00
These 28 essays by scholars from 11 countries present an impressive overview of the
pacifist movement of this era, including coverage of many little-known areas of pacifist
activity.
The Strategy of Nonviolent Defence - A Gandhian Approach, Robert J Burrowes (State
University of New York Press, 1996), pbk £23.25
Illustrates that nonviolent struggle is a powerful form of political action, which can be
effective against military aggression.
Neither Victims nor Executioners, Albert Camus (Ourside, Stroud, 2005), pmphlt £3.00
A republication of the 1947 US translation, with a preface by Robert Pickus.
People Power and Protest Since 1945: A Bibliography of Nonviolent Action, April Carter,
Howard Clark and Michael Randle (Housmans, 2006), pbk £8.50
Annotated listing of almost 1000 sources - an essential for both serious activists and
researchers. Now includes a 2007 Supplement.
Nonviolent Action, April Carter, David Hoggett & Adam Roberts (Housmans, 1970), £1.00
Letters of a Prisoner For Conscience Sake, T Corder Catchpool (The Friends Book Centre,
1972), £2.50
On Two Fronts: Letters of a Conscientious Objector, T Corder Catchpool (George Allen &
Unwin, 1940), pbk £8.50
This 1940 edition, of a book originally published in 1918, has a new preface by George
Lansbury.
On Two Fronts, T Corder Catchpool (Headley Brothers Publishers, 1971), pbk £4.00
A 1971 reprint of the 1918 original.
Roots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action, and Justice, Edward T Chambers
(foreword by Studs Terkel) (Continuum, New York, 2004), hbk £12.99
Articles of Peace - celebrating fifty years of Peace News, (Eds) Gail Chester and Andrew
Rigby (Prism Press, Bridport, Dorest, 1986), pbk £7.50
Taking a contemporaneous look at some of the key issues covered by PN during its first
50 years - relating these issues to the paper's coverage, but not primarily a history of
PN.
The Californian Crusade of Cezar Chavez, Christopher Child (Quaker Peace & Service, London,
1980), pmphlt £3.00
The story of the famous struggle of the United Farm Workers, published as part of QPS's
Nonviolence in Action series.
Pacifism as Pathology - Reflections on the Role of Armed Struggle in North America,
Ward Churchill with Mike Ryan (Arbeiter Ring Publishing, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
1998), pbk £7.00
Looks at the "covert self-defeatism of mainstream dissident politics" - in other words,
it makes the classic mistake common to so many critics of nonviolence, of assuming or
asserting that nonviolence can be typified by and defined by what is done by anyone
who doesn't use violence.
Civil Resistance in Kosova, Howard Clark (Pluto, 2000), pbk £17.99
Covers key features of a remarkable nonviolent struggle by Kosova Albanians.
Preparing for Nonviolent Direct Action, Howard Clark (Peace News/CND, 1984), £4.50
War, Delinquency & Power, Alex Comfort and Ronald Sampson (Peace Pledge Union, 1990),
pmphlt £3.00
Part of the PPU's "Studies in Nonviolence" series. Contains War and Delinquency: The
Sociology of War by Alex Comfort, and Ronald Sampson's The Will to Power: From
Reason of State to Reason of the Heart.
Les Objecteurs 1919-1984 (Communaute francaise de Belgique / CSCJ, 1984), £7.00
The story of resistance to conscription in Belgium (in French).
Resource Manual for a Living Revolution, Virginia Coover, Ellen Deacon, Charles Esser,
Christopher Moore (New Society Press, Philadelphia, USA, 1977), pbk £15.00
Aka "The Monster Manual", this was - and for many purposes still is - an invaluable
step-by-step guide to the theoretical basis for social change (including case histories of
major campaigns of nonviolent action), leading on to group dynamics, consciousness raising,
organising skills, and so on.
Gandhi and Beyond: Nonviolence for an Age of Terrorism, David Cortright (Paradigm
Publishers, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 2006), pbk £16.99
Expounds some of the "big themes" of nonviolent activism - an interesting mixture of
historical coverage and setting out some principles of nonviolent action. However, only
a small proportion of the book deals directly with applying these ideas to the current
world situation.
Hell no, we won't glow - Seabrook, April 1977: Nonviolent occupation of a nuclear power
site, Sheryl Crown (Housmans, 1979), £2.00
This story of affinity group-based organisation of a large-scale nonviolent direct action in
the USA was a key resource for a generation of British nonviolent activists.
Introduction to the Science of Peace, Bart de Ligt (Peace Pledge Union, for the Peace
Academy, London, 1939), pmphlt £20.00
A now rare pamphlet, containing one of the last works of this renowned Dutch pacifist. It
was the initial lecture of the first Summer School of the Peace Acdemy, held in August
1938 at Jouy-en-Josas, France.
The Conquest of Violence: An Essay on War and Revolution, Bart de Ligt (Pluto Press,
1989), pbk £9.50
First published in English in 1937, this is a classic textbook of nonviolent revolution and
direct action against war and war preparation. With an introduction by Aldous Huxley,
and an introduction to this edition by Peter Van Den Dungen.
Why I am Still a Pacifist, Catherina de Ligt, Laurence Housman, & others (Peace Pledge
Union, London, 1946), pmphlt £5.00
Some well-known figures, largely literary & artistic, confirm their pacifism in the wake
of the end of World War 2.
Revolutionary Nonviolence, Dave Dellinger (Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, USA, 1970), hbk
£20.00
A collection of essays, spanning the years 1943-1970, by one of the most respected
figures amongst radical nonviolentists in the USA.
Conscientious Objection to Compulsory Military Service (Directorate General of Human
Rights, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, 2002), pmphlt £1.00
A brief guide to the legal situation - and to how to find out more - from one of the slightly
more enlightened parts of officialdom. (The European Court of Human Rights is, of course,
a product of the CoE.)
We Will Not Fight... - The Untold Story of the First World War's Conscientious Objectors,
Will Ellsworth-Jones (Aurum Press, London, 2008), hbk £18.99
Naming the Dead: A Serious Crime, Maya Anne Evans with Milan Rai (JNV Publications,
St Leonards on Sea, Sussex, 2006), pbk £6.99
The personal account of the first person convicted under the notorious SOCPA law,
forbidding protest near parliament without advance authorisation - for reading out
names of people killed in Iraq.
Practical Pacifism, Andrew Fiala (Algora, 2004), pbk £12.50
This book argues for an approach to peace through development of a practical moral
consensus.
Pacifism and Conscientious Objection, GC Field (Cambridge University Press, 1945), hbk
£6.50
A study based on the statements made by thousands of COs at one of the Second World
War regional Tribunals which dealt with their applications.
Rethinking War and Peace, Diana Francis (Pluto, 2004), pbk £11.99
An eloquent head-on challenge to the belief that war as an institution is either necessary
or effective, the book explores alternative ways of confronting aggression and injustice.
Victories without Violence, (compiled by) A Ruth Fry (Peace Book Club, 1950), pbk £4.00
A classic collection of 73 (mostly pre-World War Two) short examples of successful
non-violent campaigning.
Manifesto Against Conscription and the Military System, Gandhi Informations-Zentrum
(Deutsche Bibliothek, 2001), £3.00
Louis Lecoin: An Anarchist Life, Sylvain Garel (Kate Sharpley Library, London, 2000),
pmphlt £1.50
Louis Lecoin was one of the first French conscientious objectors, and imprisoned for his
militant war resistance in both the First and Second World Wars.
How Nonviolence Protects the State, Peter Gelderloos (South End Press, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, USA, 2007), pbk £5.00
Certainly worth reading to provoke more thought amongst nonviolentists - it could be a
good test of your logic as well as your patience. But rather too obviously flawed in many
ways - such as not recognising that the sort of arguments which are relevant to a critique
of inter-personal nonviolence if attacked are not relevant to pacifism (in the sense of war
resistance); similarly, it seems to assume that nonviolence can't encompass property
damage and sabotage, a position which many serious nonviolent activists moved away
from generations ago.
The Human Person and Society, Eric Gill (Peace Pledge Union, London, 1940), pmphlt
£6.00
Written by the renowned - and controversial - sculptor, typographer and pacifist,
this is the first of a series of PPU wartime pamphlets, under the general title "The
Bond of Peace", discussing the meaning of pacifism in relation to the individual and
to society.
The Morality of Scientific Technology and The Psychology of Being Powerless, Paul
Goodman (AJ Muste Memorial Institute, New York, USA), pmphlt £1.50
Classics from this pacifist and anarchist thinker and writer, produced as part of the
institute's essay series.
The Origins of Nonviolence - Tolstoy and Gandhi in their Historical Settings, Martin Green
(HarperCollins India, New Delhi, 1998), pbk £8.95
A Discipline for Non-Violence, Richard B Gregg, Foreword by MK Gandhi (Navajivan
Publishing House, Ahmedabad, India, 1959), pmphlt £8.50
The third reprint of the original 1941 Navajivan edition.
The Power of Non-Violence, Richard B Gregg (George Routledge and Sons, London, 1936),
hbk £18.50
A rare early edition of Gregg's classic 1935 work, which has been an essential starting
point for theorists of nonviolence for generations since.
Refusing to Kill - Conscientious Objectors and Human Rights in the First World War, Oliver
Haslam (Peace Pledge Union, 2006), £15.00
The Lessons of Nonviolence: Theory and Practice in a World of Conflict, Tom H Hastings
(foreword by Kathy Kelly) (McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, USA,
2006), pbk £27.95
Non-Violence and Aggression - A Study of Gandhi's Moral Equivalent of War, HJN
Horsburgh (Oxford University Press, 1968), hbk £10.00
Considers whether a Gandhian approach can allow us to renounce war, and to refuse to
give in to injustice, simultanously - concluding that it is not only possible but essential.
Quenching Wrath - Collective Security and Nonviolence, Howard Horsburgh (Pax Books,
1992), £3.00
Pacifism and Philosophy: Selected talks and writings 1935-47, Aldous Huxley (Peace
Pledge Union, 1984), pmphlt £2.00
Pacifism and Philosophy: an Aldous Huxley reader (Peace Pledge Union, 1994), pmphlt
£3.90
A selection of Huxley's talks and writings, edited by Bill Hetherington, published for
Huxley's centenary. It includes all the material in the PPU's 1984 collection.
Unarmed Against Fascism - How the Norwegians resisted the German occupation during
World War II, AK Jameson (Peace News, 1963), pmphlt £7.00
A pacifist summarises the story of successful nonviolent resistance in Norway - when the
Germans could be said to have invaded the country but not conquered it - and assesses
its significance. It includes a foreward by a participant in the resistance. The main text of
the pamphlet is a revised version of New Way in Norway?, published by Peace News in
1948.
Hostage in Iraq, Norman Kember (Darton, Longman and Todd, London, 2007), hbk £14.95
The story of this Christian pacifist's months as a hostage.
Refusenik! - Israel's Soldiers of Concsience, (Ed) Peretz Kidron (Zed Books, 2004), £14.95
Nonviolence - The History of a Dangerous Idea, Mark Kurlansky (Jonathan Cape, London,
2006), hbk £12.99
Nonviolence - The History of a Dangerous Idea, Mark Kurlansky (Vintage Books, London,
2007), pbk £7.99
Interesting, and at least a history, though revolving a lot around religious angles. Maybe
the best thing about it is the way that it's been quite well received and reviewed by people
outside the nonviolence movement - perhaps precisely because of its shortcomings.
The New Testament Basis of Pacifism, GHC Macgregor (Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1953),
£5.00
Civil Disobedience as Christian Obedience: Theological Reflections on Non-Violent Direct
Action in Relation to the Nuclear Issue, Steven Mackie (British Council of Churches /
Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1983), pmphlt £9.00
A short, but perhaps uniquely well-argued, call for British churches to get stuck into NVDA.
Justice Ignited: The Dynamics of Backfire, Brian Martin (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
Lanham, Maryland, USA, 2007), pbk £17.95
Another fine book from this author, relating academic ideas to real-life experiences, showing
how popular outrage at state or corporate crimes can be constructively developed. This will
be especially welcomed by anyone who heard Brian's presentations on this theme at the
WRI's 2006 Triennial conference in Germany.
Uprooting War, Brian Martin (Freedom Press), £6.00
Social Defence Social Change, Brian Martin (Freedom Press, London, 1993), pbk £4.95
Discusses how social defence is not just a non-military approach to dealing with an invasion,
but how its radical implications lead equally to ways of opposing oppression and violence
within one's "own" society.
Nonviolent Struggle and Social Defence, Brian Martin and others (Eds Shelley Anderson and
Janet Larmore) (War Resisters' International, 1991) £5.00
Training for Nonviolent Action for High School Students: A Handbook, Bidge McKay (Friends
Peace Committee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1971), pbk £4.00
Despite of course being, in parts, geographically, historically (and occasionally linguisitcally!)
inappropriate for current British use, this manual - like any good guide to nonviolent action
- includes many ideas and techniques which are timeless.
Self-Defence, Don Milani (War Resisters' International, Enfield, Middlesex, 1965), pmphlt £10.00
Following a statement by Italian army chaplains, calling conscientious objectors cowards, Don
Milani, a priest in central Italy, issued a letter in the COs' support. We was then charged with
incitement to crime. His defence to the charge - set out in this pamphlet along with the original
exchange - has inspired many people since.
A Conscientous Objector's Guide to the UN Human Rights System, Emily Miles (Quaker UN
Office, Geneva / CONCODOC, London, 2000), pbk £10.00
Quite a lucid and well-structured guide to a complex area - an invaluable tool.
This War Business, AJ Moore (Peace Pledge Union, London, 1939), pmphlt £7.00
This text takes the form of an imaginary dialogue, in the run-up to the Second World War,
between a pacifist and someone with "common sense".
I Renounce War: The Story of the Peace Pledge Union, Sybil Morrison (Sheppard Press,
London, 1962), pbk £12.50
An insider's history of the first 28 years of the PPU.
More Plain Words on War, Sybil Morrison (Peace News, London, 1955), pmphlt £5.00
A small collection of some of Sybil Morrison's weekly columns which appeared for many
years on the back page of Peace News.
The Life and Work of Stuart Morris, Sybil Morrison (Peace Pledge Union, 1969), pmphlt £10.00
A Christian pacifist, and ordained Anglican, Stuart Morris would certainly have become a
Bishop if he hadn't renounced his Holy Orders in 1939, having been made to resign from his
post as Chaplain of the Fleet Air Arm because of his preaching of pacifist sermons. He served
as both Chairperson and General Secretary of the PPU.
Doing Democracy: the MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements, Bill Moyer (New
Society Publishers, 2001) , pbk £13.95
Argues that the apparent ups and downs of a social movement's fortunes follow a patterno
which can be used to plan and cary out more effective social action.
Training for Non-violent Action, Theodore W Olson and Lynne Shivers (Friends Peace and
International Relations Committee & War Resisters' International, London, 1970), pmphlt
£3.00
Resisting the Nation State - The Pacifist and Anarchist Traditions, Geoffrey Ostergaard
(Peace Pledge Union, 1983), pmphlt £3.00
In Place of War: An Inquiry Into Nonviolent National Defense, Peace Education Division,
American Friends Service Committee (Grossman Publishers, New York, 1967), pbk £9.00
Pacifism (Peace Pledge Union, London, 1958), pmphlt £3.00
This was the PPU's declaration of policy and principles, intended to explain what pacifists
believe.
Comrades in Conscience - The story of an English community's opposition to the Great War,
Cyril Pearce (Francis Boutle Publishers, 2001), £15.00
The Right to Refuse Military Orders, (Ed) Merja Pentikainen (International Peace Bureau, in
collaboration with IALANA and others, 1994), £2.00
War is a Crime Against Humanity, Devi Prasad (War Resisters' International, 2005), £18.00
(currently reduced from £28.00)
The long-awaited story of the first 50-plus years of the WRI.
Conscience and Liberty, Robert SW Pollard (George Allen and Unwin, 1940), £5.00
Twelve Quakers and Pacifism (Quaker Quest, 2005), £2.50
How you can be a Quaker without being a pacifist.
People Power: The Building of a New European Home, Michael Randle (Hawthorn Press,
Stroud, Gloucestershire, 1991), pbk £7.95
The author looks at the way individuals and groups used non-violent methods, and social
resistance, over many years, to erode and finally overthrow the autocratic regimes in eastern
Europe. The book also incldues interviews with individuals involved.
Militarism and Repression, Michael Randle with Beverly Woodward (International Seminars
on Training for Nonviolent Action, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1980), pmphlt £10.00
The thesis is that militarism is related to repression at both instrumental and structural
levels. It's good to have a wide-ranging and well-researched exposition of ideas that
many of us, at least in a simplistic way, take for granted.
The Starting Point of Pacifism, Charles E Raven (Peace Pledge Union, London, 1940), pmphlt
£5.00
A thoughtful, though partly religiously-based, take on how human-ness leads to pacifism.
The second in a series of PPU wartime pamphlets, under the general title "The Bond of
Peace", discussing the meaning of pacifism in relation to the individual and society.
The Theological Basis of Christian Pacifism, Charles E Raven (Fellowship of Reconciliation,
London, 1958), pbk £6.00
The Battle of Larzac, Roger Rawlinson (Fellowship of Reconciliation, New Malden, Surrey,
1976), pmphlt £10.00
A rare copy of the story of the long nonviolent struggle of the peasant farmers of the Larzac
Plateau, in central France, against government plans to extend an army camp onto their
lands. Including a duplicated update from the author of the events during the two years
after the pamphlet was published.
Christianity is Pacifism, William Robinson (George Allen & Unwin, 1933), £20.00
"Persuasive" according to a major contemporary theological journal.
Objecion de Conciencia en America Latina - 2-o Encuentro Latinoamericano de Objetores/as
de Conciencia (ROC-Chile/ROL, 1996), £3.50
Report of the 1995 Latin American COs' meeting (in Spanish).
Society Without the State, Ronald Sampson (Peace Pledge Union, London, 1985), pmphlt
£3.00
In this challenging essay, the author explores the meaning of power, and its significance in
our lives. Originally published in 1970, with a different introduction, as The Anarchist Basis
of Pacifism.
The Unconquerable World - Why peaceful protest is stronger than war, Jonathan Schell
(Penguin, 2005), pbk £8.99
An eloquent presentation of the idea that war has become dysfunctional as a political
instrument.
Unarmed Insurrections: People Power Movements in Nondemocracies, Kurt Schock
(University of Minnesota Press, 2005), pbk £16.00
Looks at how People Power has promoted regime change in some countries but not in
others: it provides insights into the power of nonviolent action.
Non-Violent Action: A Christian Appraisal - A Report Commissioned for the United Reformed
Church (SCM Press, London, 1973), pbk £3.00
Despite some theological reflections on the nature of peace and conflict, the report
concentrates on case studies which highlight examples of effective non-violent action.
The Frontier Gandhi: Abdul Ghaffar Khan - Muslim champion of nonviolence, Shireen Shah
(Movement for the Abolition of War, London, with the International Peace Bureau, Geneva,
Switzerland, 2008), pmphlt £3.00
Abdul Ghaffar Khan (who lived from 1890 to 1988) was nicknamed "the Frontier Gandhi"
because he spent much of his life working for social transformation through nonviolent
means - justifying it in terms of his Islamic beliefs - with a nonviolent "army" challenging
British rule in the North-West Frontier region of British India (now Pakistan).
From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation, Gene Sharp
(The Albert Einstein Institution, USA, 2003), £4.00
Making the Abolition of War a Realistic Goal, Gene Sharp (Housmans Bookshop, 1980),
pmphlt £3.00
National Security through Civilian-Based Defense, Gene Sharp (Association for
Transarmament Studies, 1985), £5.00
The Anti-Coup, Gene Sharp & Bruce Jenkins (The Albert Einstein Institution, USA, 2004),
£4.00
There are Realistic Alternatives, Gene Sharp (The Albert Einstein Institution, USA, 2003),
£4.00
Waging Nonviolent Struggle - 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential, Gene
Sharp (Extending Horizons Books, Boston, USA, 2005), pbk £16.95
Not only useful for students, this latest work from one of the most important writers
on the practicalities of nonviolent struggle will be a "must read" for individuals and
groups involved in campaigns which aspire to nonviolence.
Globalize Liberation - How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World, (Ed) David
Solnit (City Lights, San Francisco, USA, 2004), pbk £14.99
This book weaves together the experiences of community organisers, direct action
movements and global justice struggles - from North America, Europe and Latin America.
The product of uprisings, victories and visions.
Unarmed: A Discussion on Consequences of Total Disarmament (Standing Joint Pacifist
Committee, London, 1960), pmphlt £4.00
Civil Disobedience and other essays, Henry David Thoreau (Dover Publications, New York,
1993), £1.25
A reprint of a nineteenth century classic.
Eunice Fleet, Lily Tobias (Honno Classics, 2004), pbk £8.99
A novel about the treatment of conscientious objectors in the First World War, by an author
two of whose brothers were COs. This classic has been reprinted after being out of print for
more than half a century.
Government is Violence - Essays on Anarchism and Pacifism, Leo Tolstoy, Edited and
introduced by David Stephens (Phoenix Press, London, 1990), pbk £7.95
A key collection, which still fills what is otherwise a major gap in available material by
Tolstoy. Includes brief but useful notes, and a list of further reading.
Direct Action - Radical Pacifism from the Union Eight to the Chicago Seven, James Tracy
(University of Chicago Press, USA, 1996), £9.50
The story of how conscientious objectors who met in prison during the Second World War
indelibly stamped the post-war USA with their methods and ethos.
The Civil Disobedience Handbook: A Brief History and Practical Advice for the Politically
Disenchanted, (Ed) James Tracy (Manic D Press, San Francisco, USA, 2002), £8.00
An Energy Field More Intense Than War - The Nonviolent Tradition and American Literature,
Michael True (Syracuse University Press, 1995), £13.95
Pacifism - an introdutory perspective, Hugh Underhill (Peace Pledge Union, London, 1991),
pmphlt £3.00
The author explains how pacifism is an exploratory and creative habit of living, rather than
a faith or dogma. A revised version of a pamphlet first published in 1971.
National Service, What are the choices? / Service National, quelles options? (UNESCO/GREP,
1995), £7.99
Bilingual report on changes of views on conscription in various countries.
Peace is the Way - Writings on Nonviolence from the Fellowship of Reconciliation, (Ed)
Walter Wink (Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY, USA, 2000), pbk £11.95
An indispensable collection of writings - from Mahatma Gandhi to Dorothy Day to Thich
Nhat Hanh - taken from the pages of Fellowship, magazine of the main religious pacifist
organisation in the USA.
Peace is the Way - A Guide to Pacifist Views and Actions, (Eds) Cyril Wright and Tony
Auguarde (Lutterworth Press, Cambridge, 1990), pbk £6.95
Produced for the Peace Pledge Union, it includes a series of essays on the relationship of
pacifism to many other issues, as well as chapters on pacifist actions, pacifist alternatives,
pacifist organisations, and so on. A comprehensive introduction.
A Power Governments Cannot Suppress, Howard Zinn (City Lights Books, San Francisco,
USA, 2007), pbk £14.99
A new collection of essays by a fine anti-militarist writer, dealing perceptively with
political struggle in the face of the situation in the USA (and that country's role in the
world) in the last few years.
Howard Zinn on War, Howard Zinn (Seven Stories Press, New York, USa, 2001), pbk £8.99
A selection of writings by one of the USA's great radical historians: "...the great challenge of
our time is how to achieve justive, with struggle, but without war."
ORGANISATIONS you can contact which are concerned with some of the issues here include:
Peace Pledge Union (PPU), 1 Peace Passage, Brecknock Rd, London N7 0BT, Britain (tel +44-20-
7424 9444; fax 7482 6390; e-mail enquiry@ppu.org.uk; web http://www.ppu.org.uk).
Fellowship of Reconciliation - England (FoRE), St James Church Centre, Beauchamp Lane, Oxford
OX4, Britain (tel +44-1865-748796; e-mail office@for.org.uk; web http://www.for.org.uk).
War Resisters' International (WRI), 5 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DX, Britain (tel +44-20-7278
4040; fax 7278 0444; e-mail info@wri-irg.org; web http://wri-irg.org).
For further useful contacts see the Directory published in the latest Housmans Peace Diary.