{"product_id":"war-by-other-means-the-pacifists-of-the-greatest-generation-who-revolutionized-resistance-9781612199245","title":"War by Other Means: The Pacifists of the Greatest Generation Who Revolutionized Resistance","description":"\u003cb\u003ePacifists who fought against the Second World War faced insurmountable odds--but their resistance, philosophy, and strategies fostered a tradition of activism that shaped America right up to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this provocative and deeply researched work of history, Akst takes readers into the wild, heady, and uncertain times of America on the brink of a world war, following four fascinating resisters -- four figures who would subsequently become famous political thinkers and activists -- and their daring exploits: David Dellinger, Dorothy Day, Dwight MacDonald, and Bayard Rustin. The lives of these diverse anti-war advocates--a principled and passionate seminary student, a Catholic anarchist, a high-brow intellectual leftist, and an African-American pacifist and agitator--create the perfect prism through which to see World War II from a new angle, that of the opposition, as well as to show how great and lasting their achievements were. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe resisters did not stop the war, of course, but their impact would be felt for decades. Many of them went on to lead the civil-rights and anti-Vietnam War movements, the two most important social stands of the second half of the twentieth century. The various World War II resisters pioneered non-violent protest in America, popularized Gandhian principles, and desegregated the first prison mess halls. Theirs is a story that has never been told.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612199245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Daniel Akst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439238189237,"sku":"9781612199245","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b2bd3246-a051-45fd-954b-4431c8a2ccc6.jpg?v=1665460832","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/war-by-other-means-the-pacifists-of-the-greatest-generation-who-revolutionized-resistance-9781612199245","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}