Wartime suffering and survival, the human condition under siege in the blockade of Leningrad, 1941-1944, Jeffrey K. Hass
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Wartime suffering and survival, the human condition under siege in the blockade of Leningrad, 1941-1944, Jeffrey K. Hass
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Wartime suffering and survival
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electronic resource
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bibliographydictionaries
Oclc number
1198088031
Responsibility statement
Jeffrey K. Hass
Series statement
Oxford scholarship online.
Sub title
the human condition under siege in the blockade of Leningrad, 1941-1944
Summary
During the 872-day siege of Leningrad from September 1941 to January 1944, civilians endured air raids, bread rations as low as 125 grams, food theft and speculation by opportunistic officials and shadow market traders, and death by starvation. As shocks of total war weaken institutions, desperate survival can compel violation of norms, and personal suffering can shatter long-held beliefs and practices. In 'Wartime Suffering and Survival', Jeffrey K. Hass uses the Blockade of Leningrad in World War II to explore the social practices and dynamics by which we cope or collapse. Using hundreds of personal accounts from diaries, recollections, police records, interviews, and state documents, Hass tells the story of how average Leningraders coped with the nightmares of war, starvation, and extreme uncertainty.--, Provided by publisher
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