Refusing to Kill: Conscientious Objection and Human Rights in the First World War - Softcover

Haslam, Oliver

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0902680471 ISBN 13: 9780902680470

Publisher: Peace Pledge Union, 2006

Synopsis

Ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances can show us
that even in the darkest of times it is possible to resist the call to war.
The stories in this book are of men who in the First World War resisted the
propaganda, the peer pressure and the full and sometimes brutal force of
the state and refused to take part in war: the killing of strangers - of
men like themselves.
For the general reader, Refusing to Kill explores aspects of the First
World War which are often overlooked: resistance to fighting the war
itself, the start of the peace movement in Britain, and the changing
relationship between people and government.
For teachers and students, Refusing to Kill makes the link between past and
present human rights issues and includes Court-martial statements;
transcripts from Tribunal hearings; letters from COs and soldiers; plus
posters, pamphlets, newspaper articles and poetry - ideal material for
students of History, Citizenship or English.
A free CD with activities for students including copies of original
documents suitable for Key Stages 3 and 4 is available.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peace Pledge Union
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0902680471
• ISBN 13: 9780902680470
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 68