Ban the Bomb!

Michael Randle and Direct Action against Nuclear War

Ban the Bomb!
Martin Levy, Michael Randle, Anne Randle
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11 May 2021 GE
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9783838214894
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"During the 1950s, Michael Randle helped pioneer a new form of direct action against nuclear war, based on the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. At the forefront of the British campaign, he worked closely withPeace Newseditor Hugh Brock (19141985) and other distinguished anti-nuclear pacifists such as Pat Arrowsmith, April Carter, and Ian Dixon, serving as chairman of the Direct Action Committee against Nuclear War (1958-1961) and secretary of the Committee of 100 (1960-1961). In 1966, he helped spring the Russian spy George Blake from Wormwood Scrubs Prison. Thereafter, he campaigned vigorously on behalf of the Greek democratic opposition, conscientious objectors, and Soviet dissidents. He has always been a man of rare candor and singular energy and principles, even enduring imprisonment for his beliefs. Nowadays, Michael lives in Shipley near Bradford, where he continues to write as a respected expert on people power. Martin Levys interviews with Michael Randle introduce the reader to a tumultuous life that is nothing short of extraordinary. "
This book is a fascinating insight into one of the major figures of modern British pacifism. In these interviews Michael Randle talks revealingly about his decades of peace and anti-nuclear activism, and his founding role in such pivotal movements and events as the Committee of 100 and the Aldermaston Marches. The result is a remarkable personal testimony, with a striking cast of characters ranging from Kwame Nkrumah and Bertrand Rusell, to Frantz Fanon and Arnold Wesker. Candid, engaging and often witty, it is also a powerful statement of principle. Munro Price, Professor of Modern European History at the University of Bradford
Martin Levy is a librarian at the University of Bradford. He has published books and articles on a variety of subjects including anti-psychiatry, the free universities movement of the 1960s, and 18th-century social history. This is his first book of interviews.
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ISBN-13: 9783838214894
Published: 11 May 2021
Published In: Germany
Imprint: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format: Paperback
Weight: 666g
Pages: 272

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