04536nam 2200769 450 991045966960332120200520144314.01-4426-2080-310.3138/9781442620803(CKB)3710000000329312(EBL)3296895(SSID)ssj0001420502(PQKBManifestationID)12518738(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001420502(PQKBWorkID)11422657(PQKB)11117340(MiAaPQ)EBC4670105(DE-B1597)465497(OCoLC)1013961034(OCoLC)944178860(DE-B1597)9781442620803(MiAaPQ)EBC3296895(Au-PeEL)EBL4670105(CaPaEBR)ebr11256619(OCoLC)958571231(EXLCZ)99371000000032931220160922h20042004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccr'These strange criminals' an anthology of prison memoirs by conscientious objectors from the Great War to the Cold War /edited by Peter BrockToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2004.©20041 online resource (530 p.)HeritageDescription based upon print version of record.0-8020-8707-8 0-8020-8661-6 Includes bibliographical references.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 ReadingIn 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-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.Conscientious objectorsBiographyWorld War, 1914-1918Conscientious objectorsWorld War, 1939-1945Conscientious objectorsVietnam War, 1961-1975Conscientious objectorsWorld War, 1914-1918Prisoners and prisonsWorld War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisonsVietnam War, 1961-1975Prisoners and prisonsElectronic books.Conscientious objectorsWorld War, 1914-1918Conscientious objectors.World War, 1939-1945Conscientious objectors.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Conscientious objectors.World War, 1914-1918Prisoners and prisons.World War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Prisoners and prisons.355.2/24/0922Brock Peter1920-2006,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459669603321These strange criminals2079891UNINA