Refusing to Kill: Bristol's World War I conscientious objectors

Lois Bibbings; Jeremy Clarke; Colin Thomas; Mary Dobbing

Refusing to Kill: Bristol's World War I conscientious objectors

Lois Bibbings, Jeremy Clarke, Colin Thomas, Mary Dobbing

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Abstract

Over 580 men from the Bristol area refused to fight in World War 1. They claimed the status of conscientious objector (CO) for moral, religious or political reasons. Some agreed to take non-military roles while others spent much of the war in prison, often under harsh conditions.

This booklet and the exhibition on which it is based tell the story of these COs and the men and women who supported them. It also briefly considers COs in World War 2 as well as the position for present day members of the armed forces who develop conscientious objections.

Original language	English
Type	Collaboratively produced local history booklet - reflecting local collaborative research
Media of output	local history booklet
Publisher	Bristol Radical Pamphleteer (BRHG Books)
Number of pages	84
Place of Publication	Bristol, UK
ISBN (Print)	9781911522492
Publication status	Published - 23 Apr 2019

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Name	Bristol Radical Pamphleteer

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War Resistance during the First World War: Reflections from Beyond the Centenary
Bibbings, L. S., 15 Nov 2019, 9 p. Belgium : Vlaams Vredesinstituut - Flemish Peace Institute, Institute for Peace Research at the Flemish Parliament.
Research output: Other contribution
Men Refusing to be Violent: Manliness and Military Conscientious Objection, 1914 to the Present Day
Bibbings, LS., 2012, Gender and Conflict Since 1914: Historical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Carden-Coyne, A. (ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 41-54 14 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
Telling Tales About Men: Conceptions of Conscientious Objectors to Military Service During the first World War
Bibbings, LS., 2011, MUP. 259 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Authored book

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Refusing to Kill: Bristol's World War I conscientious objectors

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War Resistance during the First World War: Reflections from Beyond the Centenary

Men Refusing to be Violent: Manliness and Military Conscientious Objection, 1914 to the Present Day

Telling Tales About Men: Conceptions of Conscientious Objectors to Military Service During the first World War

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