The activism of conscientious objectors, which emerged in the 1960s, helped to gradually make the idea of civilian service conceivable, notes historian Niels Rebetez.
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Conscientious objectors were for a long time a small minority in western Europe. In the 1960s, their numbers began to grow rapidly. A book by historian Niels Rebetez sheds light on the long struggle endured by those who refused to serve.
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