Man's inhumanity to man has been written about in poetry and prose for centuries and the line that separates disturbances and tensions from armed conflict can sometimes be blurred.
Here is a range of resources located in the Mary MacKillop Library that look at conflict and the effect it has had on generations of people with often devastating consequences.
'Cry 'Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war'
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)Julius Caesar III:1
The origin of the phrase 'Man's inhumanity to man' - was coined by Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796), and is always used with a sense of regret. It was used in his poem From Man was made to Mourn: a Dirge, 1785:
'Man sharp the num'rous ills
Inwoven with our frame!
More pointed still we make ourselves
Regret, remorse, and shame!
And Man, whose heav'n-erected face
The smiles of love adorn, -
Man's inhumanity to man
Make countless thousands mourn!'
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Post 1945 Conflicts
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Middle East
Traditionally, the term international conflict" referred to conflicts between national states, such as occurred in the major World Wars between 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. Increasingly it also applies to inter-group conflicts within one country when one group is fighting for independence or increased social, political, or economic power, e.g. Sudan/South Sudan, Iraq and Syria.
Malek Kate, Burgess Heidi, 2013, International Conflict
Take the opportunity to read some of the resources on the Library's shelves. Many are written by people involved, or who have been affected by these conflicts; therefore they provide the reader with a unique insight into these 20th and 21st century hostilities.
World War I (1914-1918)
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Gallipoli
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Word War II (1939-1945)
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Holocaust
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Japan
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General
Web resources - International
Web resources - Australia
Afghanistan
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Middle East
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Gulf War
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Iraq
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Syria
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Asia
Vietnam
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Europe
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Balkans
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Africa
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There are several articles related to "Man's inhumanity to man" in eReserve.
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