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| Genre/Form: | Nonfiction History |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Miles, Barry, 1943- Peace. Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, ©2008 (OCoLC)681713116 |
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Barry Miles |
| ISBN: | 9780762108930 0762108932 9781606521106 1606521101 |
| OCLC Number: | 173264054 |
| Notes: | Bonus peace window cling included! Includes index. |
| Description: | 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents: | Introduction -- "I am become death" -- The cold war -- Happy birthday, peace symbol -- The Aldermaston marches -- Peace around the world -- The fashion for peace -- Apocalypse now? -- Peace now! |
| Other Titles: | Fifty years of protest |
| Responsibility: | Barry Miles. |
Abstract:
The peace sign is probably the most commonly used symbol of protest in the world. Instantly recognizable as the universal sign for peace, in 2008 it turned 50 years old. With accounts from around the world, this book tells the story of the enduring power of the line drawing that began life as the official sign for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). Tracing the roots of Gerald Holtom's design, it details the many ways the peace sign has been put to use, including politics, fashion, pop, film and marketing.
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