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Crisis of Conscience: Conscientious Objection in Canada during the First World War
Amy Shaw
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Description for Crisis of Conscience: Conscientious Objection in Canada during the First World War
Hardback. The first and only book about the Canadian pacifists who refused to fight in the Great War. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJF; HBWN; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
The First World War’s appalling death toll and the need for a sense of equality of sacrifice on the home front led to Canada’s first experience of overseas conscription. While historians have focused on resistance to enforced military service in Quebec, this has obscured the important role of those who saw military service as incompatible with their religious or ethical beliefs. Crisis of Conscience is the first and only book about the Canadian pacifists who refused to fight in the Great War. The experience of these conscientious objectors offers insight into evolving attitudes about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship ... Read more
The First World War’s appalling death toll and the need for a sense of equality of sacrifice on the home front led to Canada’s first experience of overseas conscription. While historians have focused on resistance to enforced military service in Quebec, this has obscured the important role of those who saw military service as incompatible with their religious or ethical beliefs. Crisis of Conscience is the first and only book about the Canadian pacifists who refused to fight in the Great War. The experience of these conscientious objectors offers insight into evolving attitudes about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Canadian Military History Series
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774815932
SKU
V9780774815932
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About Amy Shaw
Amy J. Shaw is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Lethbridge.
Reviews for Crisis of Conscience: Conscientious Objection in Canada during the First World War
Shaw's mammoth research has produced a well-written study that looks at the conscientious objectors (COs) created by Canada's Military Service Act of 1917. Summing Up: Recommended.
J. L. Granatstein, Emeritus, Canadian War Museum
CHOICE, December 2009 Vol. 47 No. 04
J. L. Granatstein, Emeritus, Canadian War Museum
CHOICE, December 2009 Vol. 47 No. 04