LEADER 04536nam 2200769 450 001 9910459669603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-2080-3 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442620803 035 $a(CKB)3710000000329312 035 $a(EBL)3296895 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001420502 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12518738 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001420502 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11422657 035 $a(PQKB)11117340 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4670105 035 $a(DE-B1597)465497 035 $a(OCoLC)1013961034 035 $a(OCoLC)944178860 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442620803 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3296895 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4670105 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11256619 035 $a(OCoLC)958571231 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000329312 100 $a20160922h20042004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$a'These strange criminals' $ean anthology of prison memoirs by conscientious objectors from the Great War to the Cold War /$fedited by Peter Brock 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2004. 210 4$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (530 p.) 225 0 $aHeritage 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-8707-8 311 $a0-8020-8661-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tForeword /$rGaucher, Robert --$tPreface --$tDocument Credits --$tPart One: The Great War --$tIntroduction --$tBritain --$tCanada --$tNew Zealand --$tUnited States --$tPart Two: The Good War --$tIntroduction --$tBritain --$tNew Zealand --$tAustralia --$tUnited States --$tPart Three: Cold-War America --$tIntroduction --$tAppendix --$tFurther Reading 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aConscientious objectors$vBiography 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xConscientious objectors 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xConscientious objectors 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xConscientious objectors 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xPrisoners and prisons 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPrisoners and prisons 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xPrisoners and prisons 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aConscientious objectors 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xConscientious objectors. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xConscientious objectors. 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xConscientious objectors. 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xPrisoners and prisons. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPrisoners and prisons. 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xPrisoners and prisons. 676 $a355.2/24/0922 702 $aBrock$b Peter$f1920-2006, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459669603321 996 $aThese strange criminals$92079891 997 $aUNINA