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

Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Woodward lives in London with her husband and son. She works as an actor and voice artist. This is her first novel. You can find out more about her at www.jenniferwoodward.co.uk. She hosts the podcast for women, 'Without You,' that explores the same issues of sex, love and addiction. 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

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Bibbings, Lois S Bibbings, Lois S. Bibbings, Tbd
• Edition: Manchester University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.11.2011
• EAN: 9780719069239
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-6923-9
• Pages: 240
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > 20e siècle (jusqu'en 1945); Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, 1910 bis 1919 n. Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Moderne Kriegsführung