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Telling tales about men

Conceptions of conscientious objectors to military service during the First World War

By Lois S. Bibbings

Telling tales about men
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  • ISBN: 9780719069222
  • Publish Date: Nov 2009
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    • Format: Hardcover
    • Pages: 272
    • Price: £85.00
    • Published Date: November 2009

    Description

    *Telling tales about men* 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.

    Each of the six main chapters explores a different collection of ideas about objectors. Thus, they are, for example, portrayed as cowards, heroes, traitors, patriots, criminals, deviants, degenerates and upstanding, intensely moral men. Here the tales told draw upon sources ranging from diaries, government papers, tribunal records, newspapers, magazines and novels and are informed by writings from fields including literary studies, criminology, sociology and law as well as various branches of historical studies.

    *Telling tales about men* is essential reading for scholars in the fields of the First World War, pacifism, militarism and gender. It is also aimed at those with a general interest in the Great War and the military as well as in peace movements and pacifism.

    Contents

    Acknowledgments
    List of illustrations
    Introduction
    Prologue
    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 bibliography
    Index

    Author

    Lois Bibbings is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and an Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for Ethics and Medicine at the University of Bristol

    Telling tales about men

    By Lois S. Bibbings

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