Crisis of Conscience by Amy J. Shaw PAPERBACK 9780774815949

Crisis of Conscience\nby Amy J. Shaw\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Amy J. Shaw\nTitle: Crisis of Conscience\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of the Americas\nPublisher: University of British Columbia Press\nPublication year: 2009\nISBN-13: 9780774815949\nISBN-10: 0774815949\nRRP: \u00A329.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe 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.