Publisher's Synopsis
On February 15, 2003, in approximately 800 cities around the world, millions of people gathered to protest war in Iraq, a demonstration listed by the 2004 Guinness Book of Records as the largest protest in human history. Since the outbreak of that conflict, the anti-war movement has broadened globally. Not all protesters would consider themselves pacifists—against all wars and violence—but whatever the basis of objection, their protest is part of one of the most enduring movements in history. Based on nearly 200 personal testimonies from the Imperial War Museum Collections, this landmark book tells the stories of those who participated in protest, stories that are essential for understanding war in its entirety. Interviewees include Brian Haw—famous for living in a peace camp in London's Parliament Square since 2001 in an anti-war protest, Bruce Kent—vice president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and Tony Benn—president of the Stop the War Coalition.
