Promoting solidarity at home and abroad: the goals and tactics of the Vietnam Anti-Vietnam War movement in Britain

Ellis, Sylvia (2014) Promoting solidarity at home and abroad: the goals and tactics of the Vietnam Anti-Vietnam War movement in Britain. European Review of History, 21 (4). pp. 557-576. ISSN 1350-7486

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Vietnam War, anti-war movement, Harold Wilson, labour movement, Anglo-American relations
Subjects:	V100 History by period
Department:	Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Humanities
Depositing User:	Sylvia Ellis
Date Deposited:	09 Sep 2014 07:49
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 19:24
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/17548

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