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Wartime Captivity in the 20th Century: Archives, Stories, Memories
Anne-Marie Pathe (Ed.)
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Description for Wartime Captivity in the 20th Century: Archives, Stories, Memories
Hardback. In recent years, wartime captivity has taken on new urgency as a historical topic. 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 ranging from the Great War to Guantanamo Bay. Editor(s): Pathe, Anne-Marie; Theofilakis, Fabien. Translator(s): McPhail, Helen. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JWXR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Contemporary European History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785332586
SKU
V9781785332586
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About Anne-Marie Pathe (Ed.)
Anne-Marie Pathe is Director of the Centre des archives in the Institut d'histoire du temps present (IHTP-CNRS). Her previous publications include an edition of Jours de guerre. Ma vie sous l'Occupation by Berthe Auroy (co-edited, Editions Bayard, 2008) and Archives d'une captivite, 1939-1945. L'evasion litteraire du Capitaine Mongredien (co-edited, Editions Textuel, 2010). Fabien Theofilakis, Ph.D, has published ... Read more
Reviews for Wartime Captivity in the 20th Century: Archives, Stories, Memories
The 20 narrowly focused, deeply researched papers, grouped into four thematic parts, include military POWs and civilian internees... Excellent bibliographies.This book adds to, without replacing, previous literature. Choice