Telling Tales About Men - Conceptions of Conscientious Objectors to Military Service During

Informationen zum Autor Lois Bibbings is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and an Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for Ethics and Medicine at the University of Bristol Klappentext Explores some of the ways in which conscientious objectors to compulsory military service were viewed and treated in England during the First World War. In doing so it considers these men's experiences, their beliefs, perceptions and actions. Zusammenfassung Explores some of the ways in which conscientious objectors to compulsory military service were viewed and treated in England during the First World War. In doing so it considers these men’s experiences, their beliefs, perceptions and actions. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsList of illustrations IntroductionPrologue 1. 'Despised and Rejected' 2. Of cowards, shirkers and 'unmen' 3. Deviance: degeneracy, decadence and criminality 4. The 'national danger' 5. Conscientious objectors 6. Patriots and heroes Conclusion Epilogue Select bibliographyIndex

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• Authors: Bibbings, Lois S Bibbings, Lois S. Bibbings, Bibbings Lois S., Tbd
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2011
• EAN: 9780719069239
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-6923-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, 1910 bis 1919 n. Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, First World War, Moderne Kriegsführung, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Social and cultural history, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I