1st Edition

Women and Peace Theoretical, Historical and Practical Perspectives

Edited By Ruth Roach Pierson Copyright 1987
268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1987, this book includes contributions from scholars and peace activists in the United States, Britain, Canada, Belgium, and the German Democratic Republic. These papers present, from a number of different perspectives, the experiences of women in relation to peace in North America, Japan and Europe. The theoretical diversity and historical breadth of the collection... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Notes on Contributors.  Introduction Ruth Roach Pierson  Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives  1. Feminism and Pacifism: Historical and Theoretical Connections Berenice A. Carroll  2. Women, Peace and History: Notes for an Historical Overview Dorothy Thompson  3. Feminism and Pacifism, or, the Art of Tranquilly Playing Russian Roulette Micheline de Sève  Part 2: Historical Case Studies  4. Women’s Participation in European Peace Movements: The Struggle to Prevent World War I Sandi E. Cooper  5. The Participation of Women in the Belgian Peace Movement (1830-1914) Nadine Lubelski-Bernard  6. Social Democratic Women in Germany and the Struggle for Peace Before and During the First World War Ursula Herrmann  7. Feminism and Pacifism: The French Connection Judith Wishnia  8. Feminist Conciousness and the First World War Jo Vellacott  9. Vera Brittain, Flora MacDonald Denison and the Great War: The Failure of Non-Violence Deborah Gorham  10. The Perils of ‘Unbridled Masculinity’: Pacifist Elements in the Feminist and Socialist Thought of Charlotte Perkins Gilman Margaret Hobbs  11. Peace-Making Women: Canada 1919-1939 Veronica Strong-Boag  12. Vera Brittain and the Peace Pledge Union: Women and Peace Yvonne Aleksandra Bennett  Part 3: Contemporary Practices  13. Teaching for Peace in the Secondary School Margaret Wells  14. The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Role of Women in the Japanese Peace Movement Setsuko Thurlow.  Index.

Biography

Ruth Roach Pierson