Crisis of Conscience: Conscientious Objection in Canada during the First World War (Studies in Canadian Military History) - Softcover

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Shaw, Amy J.

 
9780774815949: Crisis of Conscience: Conscientious Objection in Canada during the First World War (Studies in Canadian Military History)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0774815949 ISBN 13: 9780774815949
Publisher: UBC Press, 2009

Synopsis

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 during a key period of Canadian nation building.

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About the Author

Amy J. Shaw is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Lethbridge.

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Publisher
UBC Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0774815949
ISBN 13 
9780774815949
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
264

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