Wartime captivity in the twentieth century : archives, stories, memories / edited by Anne-Marie Pathe and Fabien Theofilakis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pathé, Anne-Marie, editor.

Théofilakis, Fabien, 1976- editor.

McPhail, Helen, translator.

Series:

Studies in contemporary European history.

Studies in Contemporary European History

Standardized Title:

Captivité de guerre au XXe siècle. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners of war--History--20th century.

Prisoners of war.

World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners and prisons.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn, 2016.

Summary:

Long a topic of historical interest, wartime captivity has over the past decade taken on new urgency as an object of study. Transnational by its very nature, captivity’s historical significance extends far beyond the front lines, ultimately inextricable from the histories of mobilization, nationalism, colonialism, law, and a host of other related subjects. This wide-ranging volume brings together an international selection of scholars to trace the contours of this evolving research agenda, offering fascinating new perspectives on historical moments that range from the early days of the Great War to the arrival of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

Contents:

Title Page; Table of Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Editors' Introduction; Introduction; Part I. Camp Systems, International Law and Humanitarian Action; 1. International Law and Western Front Prisoners of War in the First World War; 2. German Treatment of Jewish Prisoners of War in the Second World War; 3. 'All Things Are Possible For HimWho Believes' (Mark 9:23); 4. From Allies to Enemies: Prisoners of the Third Reich in Italy; 5. The Other Point of View . . . The Lawyer; Part II. Languages of Captivity; 6. Liminality and Transgression

7. Half-naked Nazis: Masculinity and Gender8. Fernand Braudel as Prisoner in Germany; 9. Hans Gál and the Trio of the Huyton Suite; 10. The Other Point of View . . . The Ethnologist; Part III. Relations Between Captivity and Society; 11. Perceptions of Axis Captives in the British Isles, 1939-1948; 12. 'Voluntary' Captivity: Russian Prisoners of War in Switzerland, 1942-1945; 13. Contact between German Prisoners of War and French Civilians, 1944-1948; 14. The Other Point of View . . . The Sociologist; Part IV. Captivity and Colonial Issues

15. Wartime Internment of Algerians in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries16. Helping 'Our' Prisoners: Philanthropic Mobilization; 17. French Guards for French Colonial Prisoners of War in German Captivity; 18. Why Release the Prisoners? The Algerian Army of National Liberation; 19. The Other Point of View . . . The Doctor; Part V. Captivity in Wartime: From One Century to Another; 20. Round Table Discussion; By Way of Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80758-164-0