PhD / This thesis examines the participation of British ‘soldiers of conscience’ in the Greek War of Independence, the Spanish Civil War and the Russo-Finnish War. By considering both the response of the British government to the participation of its nationals in foreign conflicts, and the perceptions and experiences of the volunteers themselves, it argues for the applicability of a legitimating ‘politics of violence’ as means for understanding the historical construction of warfare.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/216255 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Roberts, Elizabeth, elizabethjillroberts@gmail.com |
| Publisher | Department of History, University of Sydney |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | The author retains copyright of this thesis., http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/copyright.html |
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