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ethics of conviction and civic responsibility conscientious war resisters in america during the world wars
despite a long history and tradition in the united states conscientious objectors to war have always been in the minority . only a handful of objectors dissented against world war i and ii and their voices were never influential in respect to the states war policy or public opinion . this book examines the challenges posed by conscientious objectors during world wars by focusing on two main themes ethic of conviction and ethic of civic responsibility . in this groundbreaking study author yuichi moroi asks how did conscientious objectors express their conviction in the case of the states imperative for war on what basis could conscientious objectors define their civic responsibility and act upon it ethics of conviction and civic responsibility asserts that despite the tension between the individual and society as experienced by conscientious objectors there is a connection between them that holds a unique combination of conviction and civic responsibility .
paperback rowman & littlefield pub inc 2008 isbn13 9780761840794 isbn10 0761840796
book type nf isbn 13 9780761840794 number of pages 170 publisher rowman & littlefield pub inc release date 62135769600000