Resisting Militarism

Offers a unique critical insight into the political dynamics of anti-militarist activism in the UK
In the past fifteen years, activists opposing militarism in the UK have auctioned off a tank outside an arms fair, superglued themselves to Lockheed Martin's central London offices, and stopped a battleship with a canoe. They have also challenged militarism on an everyday level in many other ways. This book tells the story of their resistance. It explores why anti-militarists take part in such actions, considers the politics of different tactics, and examines the tensions and debates within the movement. As it explores the multifaceted, imaginative and highly subversive world of anti-militarism, the book also makes two overarching arguments. First, that anti-militarists can help us to understand militarism in novel and useful ways. And second, that the methods and ideas used by anti-militarists can be a potent force for radical political change.
Chris Rossdale is a Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science.