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Conchies Conscientious Objectors Of The First World War
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Author : Ann Kramer
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-02-27
Conchies Conscientious Objectors Of The First World War written by Ann Kramer and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-27 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
When, at the height of the First World War, many Allied governments introduced conscription, there were thousands of individuals who, for personal or religious reasons, refused to fight. After tough questioning, some were exempted but the majority were forced into the army anyways. Those who 'refused to do their duty' were threatened with death sentences or harsh prison terms; many died from ill treatment. Conchies collects many of the moving true stories of these brave individuals.
Conchies
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Author : Andy Ward
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2015-07-28
Conchies written by Andy Ward and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-28 with History categories.
On the centenary of the Great War, we hear and read of valiant and heroic stories. There is another story, one less spoken of. The story of the people who refused to fight for their country. Today, the individuals mentioned in this book would be the focus of internet trolls. In their own day they elicited an equally vehement reaction from their communities. These were the people who refused to fight for their country, and they were known as 'Conscientious Objectors'. This book provides a remarkable testimony about the experiences of conscientious objectors and their treatment at the hands of the state. It contradicts the received view that these objectors were treated universally brutally by the army, the prison system and the government, and is bound to lead to a modification of the orthodox view. Andy Ward was given access to 300 letters that had been discovered in a local family’s attic. They record a correspondence from 1916 to the end of the war between Leonard and Roland Payne, two brothers who chose to become conscientious objectors, and their friends and family. The letters follow their journey as the authorities attempted to dissuade them from their course of action, through punishment, until finally they were placed in a situation where they could be useful. Conchies is not a work of purely local history. Rather, it is a case study: local history in a national context and national history in a local context. It is also a very human story, treated with balance and thought. It will appeal to those interested in the First World War, civilian experiences of the War, British social history, the evolving nature of public opinion and the ethical and moral issues of conscience.
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Author : Nick Evans
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-08-31
Conchies written by Nick Evans and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-31 with categories.
The 1980's. A frustrated unsuccessful novelist searching for a subject stumbles upon the Greenham Common peace protesters. Amongst those women he singles out eighty four year old Dorothy Bates, instinctively knowing she would have a fascinating story to tell. During the First World War thousands of absolutist conscientious objectors were persecuted and punished for their beliefs. Dorothy's brother, Harold and his friend Peter Wilson, the man Dorothy falls in love with, were two such objectors. This is Dorothy's engrossing story: a story of conviction, struggle, suffering and great moral courage. A powerful, dramatic, moving and unforgettable narrative.
Dartmoor Conchies
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Dartmoor Conchies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
Representations Of Peace And Conflict
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Author : S. Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-01-18
Representations Of Peace And Conflict written by S. Gibson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-18 with Social Science categories.
This edited volume brings together a series of contributions exploring the socio-cultural and psychological representation of peace and conflict. It ventures into areas of the humanities and social sciences not typically foregrounded in Peace Studies, such psychology, sociology, media studies, cultural studies, history, and geography.
Think To New Worlds
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Author : Joshua Blu Buhs
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2024
Think To New Worlds written by Joshua Blu Buhs and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with History categories.
"This book is about Charles Fort, his followers, and the surprising influence they have had on science fiction, the avant-garde, UFOlogy, and more broadly on the role of spirituality and conspiracy in the modern world. Fort was an author and maverick philosopher who wrote four non-fiction books about anomalies-rains of frogs, mysterious disappearances, unexplained lights in the sky-for which he offered hypotheses that even he did not (always) accept as true. His books developed into a monistic philosophy that denounced science as a machine for generating truth. In his view, science was a small part of a larger system in which truth and falsity were constantly transforming one into the other. This was not a rejection of the modern world but, instead, its fulfillment: Fort prophesied the next stage in intellectual evolution after the scientific era. He inspired four overlapping groups: members of the Fortean Society; science fiction fans and writers; avant-garde artists; and flying saucer enthusiasts. First We Must Think to New Worlds takes up each of these groups in turn to ask: How can the human imagination be expanded? What is the fundamental structure of the universe? And, how does power move? As they developed their responses, Fort's followers mixed Forteanism with Fundamentalism, New Agery, and conspiracy, as well as a host of other forms of modern enchantments, such as the ironic imagination, scientific wonder, and Theosophical syncretism. Each chapter is interrupted by and concludes with shorter sections that focus on particular Forteans or Fortean events as a way to deepen themes"--
Strikers Hobblers Conchies Reds A Radical History Of Bristol 1880 1939
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Author : Roger Ball
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-12
Strikers Hobblers Conchies Reds A Radical History Of Bristol 1880 1939 written by Roger Ball and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12 with History categories.
This collection of essays from members of the Bristol Radical History Group traces the relationship between labour struggles and the new ideas and practice of general unionism, socialism and anarchism in Bristol and the surrounding area from the late 19th century through to the inter-war years.
Conversations With Food
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Author : Dorothy Chansky
language : en
Publisher: Vernon Press
Release Date : 2021-02-02
Conversations With Food written by Dorothy Chansky and has been published by Vernon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-02 with Social Science categories.
"Conversations With Food" offers readers an array of essays revealing the power of food (and its absence) to transform relationships between the human and non-human realms; to define national, colonial, and postcolonial cultures; to help instantiate race, gender, and class relations; and to serve as the basis for policymaking. Food functions in these contexts as items in religious or secular law, as objects with which to bargain or over which to fight, as literary trope, and as a way to improve or harm health—individual or collective. The anthology ranges from Ancient Greece to the posthuman fairy underworld; from the codifying of French culinary heritage to the strategic marketing of 100-calorie snacks; from the European famine after the Second World War to the lush and exotic cuisines of culinary tourism today. "Conversations With Food" will engage anyone interested in discovering the disciplinary breadth and depth of food studies. The anthology is ideally suited for introductory and advanced courses in food studies, as it includes essays in a range of humanities and social science disciplines, and each author draws cross-disciplinary linkages between their own work and other essays in the volume. This thematic and conceptual intercalation, when read with the editors’ introduction, makes the collection an exceptionally strong representation of the field of food studies.
The Sound Of Thunder
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Author : Taylor Caldwell
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2016-11-15
The Sound Of Thunder written by Taylor Caldwell and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-15 with Fiction categories.
From the New York Times–bestselling author of Captains and the Kings: A self-made man sacrifices everything for his family in turn-of-the-century New York. The son of a socialist German shopkeeper, Edward Enger has one dream: to turn his father’s modest delicatessen into an empire. With an astute head for business and talent for making money, he achieves success beyond his wildest imagination. Yet something is keeping him from enjoying his extraordinary good fortune. Fourteen-year-old Edward believed he would love ten-year-old Margaret Proster all the days of his life . . . until she moved away. Now, she has returned and is planning to marry another man, someone very close to Edward. His need to succeed at all costs drives him to take on this latest challenge, along with more mortgages, more debt, and speculative investments on Manhattan’s burgeoning Wall Street. A man does not become powerful without making enemies, and as his family life begins to unravel, a day of reckoning is nearing. Soon Edward will have to confront a painful event from his boyhood—a secret buried deep inside that he has never told another living soul. A man in the right place at the right time, Edward’s meteoric ascent coincides with the rise of America’s middle class as the nation transforms from an agricultural and industrial force to a financial world leader. But his success comes at a great cost in this towering novel of love and sacrifice by one of our most gifted storytellers.
World War I
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Author : Bob Fowke
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-03-13
World War I written by Bob Fowke and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-13 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This book explains how the war started, what it was about and who it involved. It describes the major battles and looks at what life was like for the soldiers in the trenches, the pilots in the air, the sailors at sea and the civilians back home. Written in the lively style common to this series, the author deals with this difficult subject in a sensitive and skilful manner, introducing humour only where appropriate. With black line illustrations throughout.