Intondi Saving the World from Nuclear War

The June 12, 1982, Disarmament Rally and Beyond
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-4214-4641-7
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten

Reihe: Johns Hopkins Nuclear History and Contemporary Affairs

Examines how the June 12, 1982, rally for nuclear disarmament paved the way for a new generation of activists.

On June 12, 1982, one million people filled the streets of New York City and rallied in Central Park to show support for the United Nations' Second Special Session on Disarmament. They demanded an end to the nuclear arms race and called for a shift from military funds to money allocated for human needs. In Saving the World from Nuclear War, Vincent J. Intondi draws on archival materials and interviews with rally organizers and activists in Central Park to explore this demonstration from its inception through the months of organizing, recruiting, and planning, to the historic day itself.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Intondi, Vincent J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication
Abbreviations
Forward
Part I: Setting the Stage
1. Introduction
2. The Movement Awakens
Part II: The Last Dance
3. Planning the Rally
4. June 12, 1982
Part III: Encore
5. The Legacy of June 12th and Beyond
Notes
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Intondi, Vincent J.
Vincent J. Intondi is a professor of history and the director of the Institute for Race, Justice, and Civic Engagement at Montgomery College. He is the author of African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement.