Table of Contents

1: Introduction
2: Rise, February 1795 - October 1851
3: Struggle, October 1851- December 1866
4: Recovery, January 1867 - May 1882
5: Relapse, June 1882 - August 1898
6: Quickening, August 1898 - August 1914
7: Reconstruction, August 1914 - December 1918
8: Revival, January 1919 - September 1931
9: Stimulation, September 1931 - December 1935
10: Polarization, January 1936 - March 1939
11: Retreat, March 1939 - August 1945
12: Conclusion
Appendix One: National Peace Congresses
Appendix Two: Peace Associations
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reviews

[Ceadel] is the foremost historian of the peace movement in Britain today. The breadth of his scholarship is a joy; the bibliography is a remarkable resource. Anywone with an interest in the roots of the peace movement would be impressed by his research, especially into the 19th century Peace Society ... This is an invaluable reference book ... It is an outstanding work and one for which Ceadel should be commended. The Anglican Peacemaker Ceadel's terminological exactitude is just one more reason why nobody does it better. Semi-Detached is how it can and should be done in the field of peace studies. It is also about as good as the academy gets. Political Studies Martin Ceadel's status as the pre-eminent historiographer and student of peace politics is confirmed by this latest offering. Bringing together research and writing conducted over three decades, Semi-Detached considers the peace movement's 'age of maturity' (ie. Crimean War to World War Two) in a painstaking and graceful fashion. Ceadel appreciates detail like Sherlock Holmes. Political Studies Ceadel's solid no-nonsense recounting of peace movement activities in the years leading up to the Second World War provides a unique perspective on the familiar events of that grim decade ... Every student of the British peace movement and its ancillary groups and bodies of opinion must become familiar with this study. British Politics Group Newsletter Martin Ceadel's history of peace organizations in Britain from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century is the most complete that we have, or are likely to have for a long time. British Politics Group Newsletter Thorough and comprehensive ... cogently argued ... Ceadel's painstaking and meticulous archival research and his thorough grasp of the contemporary pamphlet literature enable him to delineate the various ideological strands within the peace movement. T. G. Otte, Times Literary Supplement Ceadel's careful sifting of the various strands of religious, political, and humanitarian conviction and witness during the inter-war period makes for especially compelling reading. His assessments of the social and political impact of both organisations and individuals are precise and wholly convincing. There is much crucial insight here for contemporary peace activists. The Friend