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The Peace Script: Framing Violence in Us Anti-War Dissent

The Peace Script: Framing Violence in Us Anti-War Dissent

Manthey, Dominic J.

Paperback

Series: Rhetoric, Culture, and Social Critique

General ReferenceGeneral Political ScienceGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 0817362185
ISBN13: 9780817362188
Publisher: University Alabama Press
Published: Aug 15 2025
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.10 Depth: 8.70
Language: English

Exposes how appeals to civility, harmony, and nonaggression can unwittingly underpin exclusionary assumptions about race, gender, and class

Offering an innovative critique of peace rhetoric throughout US history, The Peace Script: Framing Violence in US Anti-War Dissent reexamines the language of dissent with lessons for our era defined by digital activism and fierce political debates. Dominic J. Manthey explores the peace arguments of various movements, including the Copperhead Movement during the Civil War, the Anti-Imperialist League's stance against US colonialism, Henry Ford's Peace Ship expedition during World War I, the Mothers' Movement during World War II, and the Vietnam Veterans against the War. Each chapter reveals how these movements, while advocating for peace, often upheld or encouraged racial, gender, and class inequalities.

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