This deeply researched book is the first history of the War Resisters League, an organization that represents the major vehicle of secular radical pacifism in t

In a world riven with conflict, violence and war, this book proposes a philosophical defense of pacifism. It argues that there is a moral presumption against wa

The first major philosophical treatment of contingent pacifism, offering an account of pacifism from the just war tradition.

This book is about decisions. Not the everyday kind such as "What should I wear today?" or "Where shall we eat tonight?" but decisions dealing with life, death,

When is it right to go to war? The most persuasive answer to this question has always been 'in self-defense'. In a penetrating new analysis, bringing together m