The Resource Agent of Peace : Emily Hobhouse and Her Courageous Attempt to End the First World War, Jennifer Hobhouse Balme, (electronic resource)
Agent of Peace : Emily Hobhouse and Her Courageous Attempt to End the First World War, Jennifer Hobhouse Balme, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- The work of Emily Hobhouse, pacifist, in Britain and Europe during World War I, and her efforts to get peace talks startedIn the Anglo Boer War 1899-1902 Emily Hobhouse championed the cause of the women and children herded into camps by Kitchener's army. By 1914, a confirmed pacifist, she felt passionately that civilians suffered more than combatants. Throughout the war she was anxious for a negotiated peace. In Switzerland, in 1916, through the German Ambassador{u2014}extraordinarily{u2014}she obtained permission to visit German-occupied Belgium and Berlin. A chance meeting with the German Foreign Secretary made her realize peace talks were possible. She put forward a plan to get talks started, to which he agreed, but in England she was snubbed by the Foreign Office. She worked tirelessly for the release of civilian internees and better food for Belgium. Her "Open Christmas Letter" was answered in a letter by 155 prominent Pacifist and feminist German and Austrian women. Emily Hobhouse was an extraordinary woman and a key figure in the struggle for women's emancipation
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780750963367
- Label
- Agent of Peace : Emily Hobhouse and Her Courageous Attempt to End the First World War
- Title
- Agent of Peace
- Title remainder
- Emily Hobhouse and Her Courageous Attempt to End the First World War
- Statement of responsibility
- Jennifer Hobhouse Balme
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The work of Emily Hobhouse, pacifist, in Britain and Europe during World War I, and her efforts to get peace talks startedIn the Anglo Boer War 1899-1902 Emily Hobhouse championed the cause of the women and children herded into camps by Kitchener's army. By 1914, a confirmed pacifist, she felt passionately that civilians suffered more than combatants. Throughout the war she was anxious for a negotiated peace. In Switzerland, in 1916, through the German Ambassador{u2014}extraordinarily{u2014}she obtained permission to visit German-occupied Belgium and Berlin. A chance meeting with the German Foreign Secretary made her realize peace talks were possible. She put forward a plan to get talks started, to which he agreed, but in England she was snubbed by the Foreign Office. She worked tirelessly for the release of civilian internees and better food for Belgium. Her "Open Christmas Letter" was answered in a letter by 155 prominent Pacifist and feminist German and Austrian women. Emily Hobhouse was an extraordinary woman and a key figure in the struggle for women's emancipation
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1928-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Balme, Jennifer Hobhouse
- Dewey number
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- 940.3/2
- 940.3/2
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D613
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Hobhouse, Emily
- Women and peace
- Women
- Women pacifists
- World War, 1914-1918
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Agent of Peace : Emily Hobhouse and Her Courageous Attempt to End the First World War, Jennifer Hobhouse Balme, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00009565
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750963367
- Level of compression
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- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
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- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780750963367
- (Sirsi) b1459391
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- Agent of Peace : Emily Hobhouse and Her Courageous Attempt to End the First World War, Jennifer Hobhouse Balme, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00009565
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750963367
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780750963367
- (Sirsi) b1459391
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
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