Prisoners of war : archaeology, memory, and heritage of 19th- and 20th-century mass internment / Harold Mytum, Gilly Carr, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mytum, H. C.

Carr, Gilly, 1972-

Series:

Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology, 1574-0439 ; 1

Contributions to global historical archaeology, 1574-0439

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners of war--History--19th century.

Prisoners of war.

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

Concentration camps--History--19th century.

Concentration camps.

Concentration camps--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The archaeology of war has revealed evidence of bravery, sacrifice, heroism, cowardice, and atrocities. Mostly absent from these narratives of victory and defeat, however, are the experiences of prisoners of war, despite what these can teach us about cruelty, ingenuity, and human adaptability. The international array of case studies in Prisoners of War restores this hidden past through case studies of PoW camps of the Napoleonic era, the American Civil War, and both World Wars. These bring to light wide variations in historical and cultural details, excavation and investigative methods used, items found and their interpretation, and their contributions to archaeology, history and heritage. Illustrated with diagrams, period photographs, and historical quotations, these chapters vividly reveal challenges and opportunities for researchers and heritage managers, and revisit powerful ethical questions that persist to this day. Notorious and lesser-known aspects of PoW experiences that are addressed include: Designing and operating an 18th-century British PoW camp. Life and death at Confederate and Union American Civil War PoW camps. The role of possessions in coping strategies during World War I. The archaeology of the ‘Great Escape’ Experiencing and negotiating space at civilian internment camps in Germany and Allied PoW camps in Normandy in World War II. The role of archaeology in the memorial process, in America, Norway, Germany and France Graffiti, decorative ponds, illicit saké drinking, and family life at Japanese American camps As one of the first book-length examinations of this fascinating multidisciplinary topic, Prisoners of War merits serious attention from historians, social justice researchers and activists, archaeologists, and anthropologists.

Contents:

pt. 1. Introduction

pt. 2. Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century experiences

pt. 3. Twentieth-century Britain and Europe : military prisoners of war

pt. 4. Twentieth-century Britain and Europe : civilian prisoners of war

pt. 5. Twentieth-century Japanese-American civilian North America

pt. 6. Postscript.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-62382-X

9786613936271

1-4614-4166-8

OCLC:

811139852