Promoting solidarity at home and abroad: the goals and tactics of the anti-Vietnam War movement in Britain |
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Authors: | Sylvia A Ellis |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdomsylvia.ellis@northumbria.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | This article explores the nature, tactics and effectiveness of the vocal anti-Vietnam war movement in Britain. It focuses on the rhetoric and actions of a range of different groups, from the far-Left Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, to the broad-Left British Council for Peace in Vietnam and the labour movement. It asks how far the anti-war opposition was able to shape both government policy and public debate on the war, and positions the British opposition within its wider global anti-war context. It explores the meanings of solidarity (with the American, or global, anti-war movement or with the North Vietnamese) for the British movement, and it highlights the ultimately domestic focus of the campaign. |
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Keywords: | Vietnam War anti-war movement Harold Wilson labour movement Anglo-American relations |
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