Histories of the Second World War have paid scant attention to
either conscientious objectors or the North-East of England. This
book fills a gap in the historiography by looking beyond the
region’s industrial significance during this period and exploring
social, moral and religious attitudes to the war – both on the
part of objectors, and those who dealt with them. As a regional
case study, it also sheds light on wider structures and attitudes
relating to conscientious objection in Britain during the war,
providing an in-depth understanding of the profile of objectors,
the working of a tribunal, and the response of the authorities,
public and media to conscientious objection. The book explores the
difficulties experienced by objectors in the Armed Forces and those
who worked on the land, and also considers women who objected to
compulsion extended to them for the first time. For many objectors
the cells of Durham Prison or Northallerton Detention Centre were
to be their temporary home, and the conditions there are examined.
The Second World War became a moment of transition in the treatment
of conscientious objectors, between the excesses of the First World
War and its current recognition as a basic human right. This was a
transition in which objectors in the North-East of England played a
significant role, both in their local and in the national context.
General
| Imprint: |
Tyne Bridge Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
November 2017 |
| Authors: |
Stuart Anderson
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
324 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-9931956-7-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Warfare & defence >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-9931956-7-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780993195679 |
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