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Johns Hopkins University Press Pacifists in Chains
Book SynopsisStoltzfus explores the tension between a country preparing to enter into a world war and a people whose history of martyrdom for their pacifist beliefs goes back to their sixteenth-century Reformation beginnings.Trade ReviewDuane Stoltzfus... presents a well-written and moving case study of the Hutterites' imprisonment, as well as a more extensive examination of violations of American religious and political dissenters' civil rights during the Great War... Engaging with history in works like this one reminds us of the richness of our immigrant history, the fragility of the rights that immigrants come to this country to enjoy, and the obligation to defend those rights, even under exigent circumstances. -- Carol A. Leibiger Yearbook of German-American StudiesTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsTimeline1. Called to Duty2. Forced Migrations3. A Nation Rises Up4. Standing Trial5. The Dungeons of Alcatraz6. Enemy on the Home Front7. Midnight at Leavenworth8. Outside Advocates9. Official MisjudgmentEpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex
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