Representations of Peace and Conflict

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction: Representations of Peace and Conflict....Pages 1-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Peace Now or Never? Images of Peace in Israel....Pages 23-44
The Return of the ‘Conchie’: Newspaper Representations of Conscientious Objectors and Pacifists in World War II....Pages 45-66
What’s Going On: Anti-War and Pro–War Hits on the Billboard Singles Charts during the Vietnam War Era (1965–1975) and the ‘War on Terror’ (2001–2010)....Pages 67-85
‘Quakers in Khaki’: Conscientious Objectors’ Resistance to Uniform Clothing in World War I Britain....Pages 86-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Soldiers’ Photographic Representations of Participation in Armed Conflict....Pages 105-119
Exploring Representations of the Soldier as Victim: From Northern Ireland to Iraq....Pages 120-142
Supporting the Troops, Serving the Country: Rhetorical Commonplaces in the Representation of Military Service....Pages 143-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Make (?) Not War! Are the Social Representations of Peace and War Antonyms?....Pages 163-186
‘Unexpected’ and ‘Inclusive’ Social Identities in Intractable Conflict: The Case of Northern Ireland....Pages 187-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Representing ‘Religious Violence’: Understanding the Role of Religion as Simplifier and Magnifier of Violent Conflict....Pages 207-225
The Sacred Icon: Confronting the Anthropocentrism of a Secularized World....Pages 226-241
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
The Representation of Conflict in Modern Memory Work....Pages 245-262
War and Peace in the Cloakroom: The Controversy over the Memorial to the Women of World War II....Pages 263-284
Representing Apartheid Trauma: The Archive of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Victim Hearings....Pages 285-305
Back Matter....Pages 306-308