Conscription, Conscientious Objection, and Draft Resistance in American History / / Jerry Elmer.
"Conscription, Conscientious Objection, and Draft Resistance in American History is the definitive history of conscription in America. It is the first book ever to consider the entire temporal sweep of conscription from pre-Revolutionary War colonial militia drafts through the end of the Vietna...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Peace History Series ; Volume 1 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2024] ©2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in peace history ;
Volume 1. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 389 pages) :; illustrations. |
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| Summary: | "Conscription, Conscientious Objection, and Draft Resistance in American History is the definitive history of conscription in America. It is the first book ever to consider the entire temporal sweep of conscription from pre-Revolutionary War colonial militia drafts through the end of the Vietnam era. Each chapter contains an examination of that era's draft law, the actual workings of the conscription machinery, and relevant court decisions that shaped the draft in practice. In addition, the book describes the popular opposition to conscription: organized and unorganized, violent and nonviolent, public and clandestine, legal and illegal. Using sources never before utilized by historians, including government documents obtained in Freedom of Information Act requests, the book demonstrates how anti-conscription sentiment has been far deeper than is popularly appreciated"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004546685 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Jerry Elmer. |