The Opposition to the Great War in Wales 1914-1918

by Aled Eirug

Overview

This book provides the first thorough analysis of the extent of the opposition to World War I in Wales and the most extensive regional study of the antiwar movement in any part of Britain. Aled Eirug focuses on the two main elements of the antiwar movement: the religious opposition on grounds of pacifism and the role of the Fellowship of Reconciliation; and the political opposition concentrated in the Independent Labour Party and the left within the South Wales Miners’ Federation. With detailed original research, this book offers unprecedented knowledge provided about the conscientious objectors from Wales during World War I.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786833143
Publisher:	University of Wales Press
Publication date:	02/15/2019
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Aled Eirug is a journalist and broadcaster, who was formerly head of news and current affairs for BBC Wales and constitutional adviser to the National Assembly for Wales.

Table of Contents

Series Editors' Foreword v

Acknowledgements ix

List of Tables xi

List of Abbreviations xiii

Introduction xv

1 Religious Opposition to the War in Wales 1

2 Political Opposition to the War in Wales - the Independent Labour Party, the Russian Revolution and the 'Advanced Men' 47

3 The Organisation of Opposition - the National Council for Civil Liberties and the No-Conscription Fellowship 123

4 Conscientious Objectors in Wales 161

Conclusion 217

Bibliography 228

Index 241

Editorial Reviews

This ground-breaking study is the first comprehensive account of the political, religious and moral opposition to the war in Wales. Drawing on a wide range of compelling evidence, the book concludes that this was a coherent anti-war movement, with far-reaching consequences, not simply a series of discrete activities.

Sir Deian Hopkin