British Character and the Treatment of Ger...

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This book examines attitudes towards German held captive in Britain, drawing on original archival material including newspaper and newsreel content, diaries, sociological surveys and opinion polls, as well as official documentation and the archives of pressure groups and protest movements. Moving beyond conventional assessments of POW treatment which have focused on the development of policy, diplomatic relations, and the experience of the POWs themselves, this study refocuses the debate onto the attitude of the British public towards the standard of treatment of German POWs. In so doing, it reveals that the issue of POW treatment intersected with discussions of state power, human rights, gender relations, civility, and national character.

Über den Autor

Alan Malpass is Research Assistant at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Zusammenfassung

Examines attitudes towards German held captive in Britain, drawing on original archival material

Refocuses debate away from conventional assessments of POW treatment and onto the attitude of the British public towards the standard of treatment of German POWs

Reveals that the issue of POW treatment intersected with discussions of state power, human rights, gender relations, civility, and national character

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Characteristic Decency of Dangerous Sentimentality? 1939-43.- 3. Atrocities and the Limits of Civility. 1944-45.- 4. Rubbing Shoulders with the (Ex)Enemy: Fraternisation and Marriage.- 5. 'A Blot on Our Fair Name'? Indefinite Detention and Exploitation.- 6. After Liberation: Migration, Memory and the Meaning of British POW treatment.- 7. Conclusion.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2021
Fachbereich:	Regionalgeschichte
Genre:	Geisteswissenschaften , Geschichte , Kunst , Musik
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	ix 225 S.
ISBN-13:	9783030489175
ISBN-10:	3030489175
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Malpass, Alan
Hersteller:	Springer Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	210 x 148 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Alan Malpass
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.08.2021
Gewicht:	0,311 kg