Happy Birthday Peace
Fifty Years of Protest
The amazing story of how a sign of protest became the world’s greatest symbol for peace
Description
It’s probably the most commonly used symbol of protest in the world. Instantly recognizable in Europe, America, Asia, Australasia and both Poles as the universal sign for Peace, in 2008 it will be fifty years old.
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. Tracing the roots of Gerald Holtom’s design from 1957, it details the many uses to which it has since been put. It is the first true story of international people’s protest.