Peace and War in the 20th Century
Title | Peace and War in the 20th Century |
Publication Type | Website |
Authors | McMaster University |
Place Published | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Abstract | Created by McMaster University Libraries (Hamilton, ON), Peace and War in the 20th Century presents two parallel curated collections, "Waging Peace" and "Waging War" to audiences, especially students and teachers. Built around case studies, the collections present materials from the university library's archives about various thematic aspects of the topic, ranging from nuclear disarmament and women peace activists, on the one hand, to the home front and women at war, on the other. Each case study concentrates on a specific group, individual, or event during a particular war. With an emphasis on ordinary lives and experiences, the project proposes to shed light on the causes of the world wars and other conflicts; the role of governments and of war resisters in influencing public opinion; ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, be they soldiers or resisters. Yet the project also attempts to shed light on famous cases, including the famed Christmas Truce of 1914 and the life and activities of Vera Brittain. The site has received support from the Canadian Culture Online Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage, Library and Archives Canada, and the Canadian Council of Archives. |
URL | http://pw20c.mcmaster.ca/ |
Type of Literature:
Keywords:
- Theory & Military
- Military & Military Systems
- Military & Society
- Military & Gender
- Military & Women/Femininity
- War & Politics
- War & State-formation
- War & Nation/Nation-building
- War & Nation/Nation-building & Gender
- War, Politics/Citizenship & Gender
- War & International Politics
- War, International Politics & Gender
- War & Colonialism/Imperialism
- War & Colonialism/Imperialism & Gender
- War & Anti-colonial Struggle
- Peace Studies General
- Peace & Gender
- Peace Building, Peace Keeping & International Agreements/Institutions
- Peace Movements
- Peace Movements & Gender
- Peace Movements & Women/Femininity
- Human Rights
- War & Warfare
- War & Gender
- War & Women
- War, Gender & Race
- War Mobilization
- War, Gender & Combat
- War, Gender & Home Front
- War, Culture & Gender
- War & Cultural Representations of Gender
- Popular Culture
- War Demobilization
- War & Humanitarianism
- War, Humanitarianism & Women
- War & Medicine/Nursing
- War Memories & Gender
- War & Violence
- War & Genocide
- War, Gender & Peace
- War, Violence & Women/Femininity
Time Period:
Major Wars:
- -Boer/South African War (1899-1902)
- -Philippine-American War (1899–1902)
- First World War (1914-19)
- Russian Civil War (1917-22)
- Irish War of Independence and Civil War (1919-23)
- Spanish Civil War (1936-39)
- Second World War (1939-45)
- Global Cold War (1947-91)
- Arab-Israeli Conflicts (1947–1990)
- Korean War (1950-53)
- -African Wars for Independence (1952–)
- --Algerian War (1954-62)
- -First and Second Indochina Wars/Vietnam War (1946-89)
- Irish Troubles (1968-98)
- Wars in former Yugoslavia (1991-1999)
- -U.S. Interventions in the Middle East (1990–)