Overview
Political instability is nearly always accompanied by fuller prisons, and this was particularly true during the long Second World War, when military mobilization, social disorder, wrenching political changes, and shifting national boundaries swelled the ranks of the imprisoned and broadened the carceral reach of the state. This volume brings together theoretically sophisticated, empirically rich studies of key transitional moments that transformed the scope and nature of European prisons during and after the war. It depicts the complex interactions of both penal and administrative institutions with the men and women who experienced internment, imprisonment, and detention at a time when these categories were in perpetual flux.
Full Product Details
Author: Christian G. De Vito ,
Ralf Futselaar ,
Helen Grevers ,
Jane Caplan
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.386kg
ISBN: 9781785332654
ISBN 10: 1785332651
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 01 October 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
-This volume brings together pioneering work that provides a welcome perspective not only on the treatment of prisoners, but also on how they were understood during the Second World War-a crucial issue in light of the fact that these were people interned not so much for what they did, but who they were.- - Raffael Scheck, Colby College This volume brings together pioneering work that provides a welcome perspective not only on the treatment of prisoners, but also on how they were understood during the Second World War-a crucial issue in light of the fact that these were people interned not so much for what they did, but who they were. - Raffael Scheck, Colby College This volume brings together pioneering work that provides a welcome perspective not only on the treatment of prisoners, but also on how they were understood during the Second World War-a crucial issue in light of the fact that these were people interned not so much for what they did, but who they were. . Raffael Scheck, Colby College
This volume brings together pioneering work that provides a welcome perspective not only on the treatment of prisoners, but also on how they were understood during the Second World War-a crucial issue in light of the fact that these were people interned not so much for what they did, but who they were. . Raffael Scheck, Colby College
Author Information
Christian G. De Vito is Research Associate at the University of Leicester. He has published extensively on the social history of prisons, convict labour, and prisoners' movements.
