The Internment of Western Civilians under the Japanese 1941-1945

A patchwork of internment
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-7146-5592-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 614 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

Bernice Archer's comparative study of the experiences of the Western civilians interned by the Japanese in mixed family camps and sexually segregated camps in the Far East, combines a wide variety of conventional and unconventional source material. This includes contemporary War, Foreign and Colonial Office papers, diaries, letters, camp newspapers and artefacts, post-war medical, engineering and educational reports, biographies, autobiographies, memoirs and over fifty oral interviews with ex-internees. Using contemporary personal accounts, the shock of the Japanese victories and the devastating experience of capture are highlighted. This book also covers wider issues such as the role of women in war, gender and war, children and war, colonial culture, oral history, and war and memory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Archer, Bernice

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politikberatung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Maps Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Prelude to War 2. The Men's Response to Internment 3. The Women's Response to Internment 4. The Children's Response to Internment 5. Conclusion Epilogue Appendix: Notes on the Oral History: Method and Interviewees References Select Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bernice Archer