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UNINA9910459669603321 |
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'These strange criminals' : an anthology of prison memoirs by conscientious objectors from the Great War to the Cold War / / edited by Peter Brock |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2004 |
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1 online resource (530 p.) |
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Conscientious objectors |
World War, 1914-1918 - Conscientious objectors |
World War, 1939-1945 - Conscientious objectors |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Conscientious objectors |
World War, 1914-1918 - Prisoners and prisons |
World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Prisoners and prisons |
Electronic books. |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Gaucher, Robert -- Preface -- Document Credits -- Part One: The Great War -- Introduction -- Britain -- Canada -- New Zealand -- United States -- Part Two: The Good War -- Introduction -- Britain -- New Zealand -- Australia -- United States -- Part Three: Cold-War America -- Introduction -- Appendix -- Further Reading |
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In many modern wars, there have been those who have chosen not to fight. Be it for religious or moral reasons, some men and women have found no justification for breaking their conscientious objection to violence. In many cases, this objection has led to severe punishment at the hands of their own governments, usually lengthy prison terms. Peter Brock brings the voices of imprisoned conscientious objectors to the fore in These Strange Criminals.This important and thought- |
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provoking anthology consists of thirty prison memoirs by conscientious objectors to military service, drawn from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and centring on their jail experiences either during the first or second world wars or in Cold War America. Voices from history - like those of Stephen Hobhouse, Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, Ian Hamilton, Alfred Hassler, and Donald Wetzel - come alive, detailing the impact of prison life and offering unique perspectives on wartime government policies of conscription and imprisonment. Sometimes intensely moving, and often inspiring, these memoirs show that in some cases, individual conscientious objectors - many well-educated and politically aware - sought to reform the penal system from within either by publicizing its dysfunction or through further resistance to authority. The collection is an essential contribution to our understanding of criminology and the history of pacifism, and represents a valuable addition to prison literature. |
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UNINA9910557703303321 |
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Autore |
Lolli Simone |
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High Resolution Active Optical Remote Sensing Observations of Aerosols, Clouds and Aerosol-Cloud Interactions and Their Implication to Climate |
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Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
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1 online resource (242 p.) |
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Research & information: general |
Research and information: general |
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Remote Sensing is of paramount importance for Earth Observation to monitor and analyze the Earth's vital signs. In this Special Issue are |
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reported the latest research results involving active optical remote sensing instruments, both from ground-based to satellite platforms, that are involved in analyzing the vertical and horizontal aerosol and cloud distribution, other than their geometrical, optical and microphysical properties. Those active optical remote sensing techniques are also very useful in determining pollutant dispersion and the dynamics inside the boundary layer. The published studies put in evidence the hidden mechanisms on how pollution from the source is advected transnationally in other countries and the interaction with local meteorology. |
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