'These strange criminals' : an anthology of prison memoirs by conscientious objectors from the Great War to the Cold War / / edited by Peter Brock

• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2004; ©2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (530 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.2/24/0922
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): BrockPeter <1920-2006, >
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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-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.
• Titolo autorizzato: These strange criminals
• ISBN: 1-4426-2080-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459669603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II