Wartime Captivity in the 20th Century: Archives, Stories, Memories (Contemporary European History, 19)

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.-- provided by publisher Contents Figures Acknowledgements Abbreviations EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION Prisoners of War in the Twentieth Century: A Problematic at the Crossroads of Histories and Disciplines Introduction: Wartime Imprisonment in the Twentieth Century Part I Camp Systems, International Law and Humanitarian Action Introduction CHAPTER 1 International Law and Western Front Prisoners of War in the First World War CHAPTER 2 German Treatment of Jewish Prisoners of War in the Second World War CHAPTER 3 ‘All Things Are Possible For Him Who Believes’ (Mark 9:23) The Regulation of Religious Life in Prisoner of War Camps in the Second World War CHAPTER 4 From Allies to Enemies: Prisoners of the Third Reich in Italy – The Case of the Rimini Enclave, 1945–1947 CHAPTER 5 The Other Point of View . . . The Lawyer Part II Languages of Captivity: Bodies and Minds Behind the Barbed Wire Introduction CHAPTER 6 Liminality and Transgression: Breaching Social Boundaries in First World War Internment Camps CHAPTER 7 Half-naked Nazis: Masculinity and Gender in German POW Camps in the United States during the Second World War CHAPTER 8 Fernand Braudel as Prisoner in Germany: Confronting the Long Term and the Present Time CHAPTER 9 ‘The Trio is Growing like a Piece of Asparagus’ Hans Gál and the Trio of the Huyton Suite CHAPTER 10 The Other Point of View . . . The Ethnologist. The Internment of Spanish Republicans in French Camps: The Ethnologist Caught in the Net of Memory Part III Relations Between Captivity and Society: From Capture to Liberation Introduction. Beyond the Wire: Interactions between Prison Camps and their Surrounding Communities CHAPTER 11 Perceptions of Axis Captives in the British Isles, 1939–1948 CHAPTER 12 ‘Voluntary’ Captivity: Russian Prisoners of War in Switzerland, 1942–1945 CHAPTER 13 ‘Rodolph – How Nice He Is!’ Contact between German Prisoners of War and French Civilians, 1944–1948 CHAPTER 14 The Other Point of View . . . The Sociologist: The Boundaries between Friends and Foes Part IV Captivity and Colonial Issues: The French Example Introduction CHAPTER 15 Wartime Internment of Algerians in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: For a History of Forms of Captivity in the Long Term CHAPTER 16 Helping ‘Our’ Prisoners: Philanthropic Mobilization for French Colonial Prisoners of War, 1940–1942 CHAPTER 17 French Guards for French Colonial Prisoners of War in German Captivity, 1943–1944 An Anomaly in International Affairs CHAPTER 18 Why Release the Prisoners? The Algerian Army of National Liberation CHAPTER 19 The Other Point of View . . . The Doctor: Armed Conflict and Captivity: Aspects of Change between the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries Part V Captivity in Wartime: From One Century to Another CHAPTER 20 Round Table Discussion By Way of Conclusion Bibliography Index 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.