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The Resource Violence against prisoners of war in the First World War : Britain, France, and Germany, 1914-1920, Heather Jones, (electronic resource)

Violence against prisoners of war in the First World War : Britain, France, and Germany, 1914-1920, Heather Jones, (electronic resource)

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Summary
In this groundbreaking study, Heather Jones provides the first in-depth and comparative examination of violence against First World War prisoners. She shows how the war radicalised captivity treatment in Britain, France and Germany, dramatically undermined international law protecting prisoners of war and led to new forms of forced prisoner labour and reprisals, which fuelled wartime propaganda that was often based on accurate prisoner testimony. This book reveals how, during the conflict, increasing numbers of captives were not sent to home front camps but retained in western front working units to labour directly for the British, French and German armies - in the German case, by 1918, prisoners working for the German army endured widespread malnutrition and constant beatings. Dr Jones examines the significance of these new, violent trends and their later legacy, arguing that the Great War marked a key turning-point in the twentieth-century evolution of the prison camp.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xv, 451 pages)
Contents
  • pt. I: Propaganda representations of violence against prisoners. Encountering the "enemy" : civilian violence towards prisoners of war in 1914 ; Legitimate and illegitimate violence against prisoners : representations of atrocity, 1914-1916
  • pt. II: Violence and prisoner of war forced labour. The development of prisoner of war labour companies on the Western Front : the spring reprisals of 1917 ; From discipline to retribution : violence in German prisoner of war labour companies in 1918 ; Inevitable escalation? : British and French treatment of forced prisoner labour, 1917-1918
  • pt. 3: The end of violence? : repatriation and remembrance. Contested homecomings : prisoner repatriation and the formation of memory, 1918-1921 ; La grande illusion : the interwar historicisation of violence against prisoners of war, 1922-1939
  • Epilogue: The legacy of First World War captivity in 1939-1945
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary of foreign terms
Isbn
9780521117586
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921186
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Violence against prisoners of war in the First World War : Britain, France, and Germany, 1914-1920
Title
Violence against prisoners of war in the First World War
Title remainder
Britain, France, and Germany, 1914-1920
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Heather Jones
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Language
eng
Summary
In this groundbreaking study, Heather Jones provides the first in-depth and comparative examination of violence against First World War prisoners. She shows how the war radicalised captivity treatment in Britain, France and Germany, dramatically undermined international law protecting prisoners of war and led to new forms of forced prisoner labour and reprisals, which fuelled wartime propaganda that was often based on accurate prisoner testimony. This book reveals how, during the conflict, increasing numbers of captives were not sent to home front camps but retained in western front working units to labour directly for the British, French and German armies - in the German case, by 1918, prisoners working for the German army endured widespread malnutrition and constant beatings. Dr Jones examines the significance of these new, violent trends and their later legacy, arguing that the Great War marked a key turning-point in the twentieth-century evolution of the prison camp.--
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1978-
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Jones, Heather
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
  • Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare
  • Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
Series volume
34
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  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Prisoners of war
  • Prisoners of war
  • Prisoners of war
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Repatriation
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Violence against prisoners of war in the First World War : Britain, France, and Germany, 1914-1920, Heather Jones, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921186
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online resource
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rdacontent
Contents
pt. I: Propaganda representations of violence against prisoners. Encountering the "enemy" : civilian violence towards prisoners of war in 1914 ; Legitimate and illegitimate violence against prisoners : representations of atrocity, 1914-1916 -- pt. II: Violence and prisoner of war forced labour. The development of prisoner of war labour companies on the Western Front : the spring reprisals of 1917 ; From discipline to retribution : violence in German prisoner of war labour companies in 1918 ; Inevitable escalation? : British and French treatment of forced prisoner labour, 1917-1918 -- pt. 3: The end of violence? : repatriation and remembrance. Contested homecomings : prisoner repatriation and the formation of memory, 1918-1921 ; La grande illusion : the interwar historicisation of violence against prisoners of war, 1922-1939 -- Epilogue: The legacy of First World War captivity in 1939-1945 -- Conclusion -- Glossary of foreign terms
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CR9780511921186
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xv, 451 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780521117586
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computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)870951180
Label
Violence against prisoners of war in the First World War : Britain, France, and Germany, 1914-1920, Heather Jones, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921186
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
pt. I: Propaganda representations of violence against prisoners. Encountering the "enemy" : civilian violence towards prisoners of war in 1914 ; Legitimate and illegitimate violence against prisoners : representations of atrocity, 1914-1916 -- pt. II: Violence and prisoner of war forced labour. The development of prisoner of war labour companies on the Western Front : the spring reprisals of 1917 ; From discipline to retribution : violence in German prisoner of war labour companies in 1918 ; Inevitable escalation? : British and French treatment of forced prisoner labour, 1917-1918 -- pt. 3: The end of violence? : repatriation and remembrance. Contested homecomings : prisoner repatriation and the formation of memory, 1918-1921 ; La grande illusion : the interwar historicisation of violence against prisoners of war, 1922-1939 -- Epilogue: The legacy of First World War captivity in 1939-1945 -- Conclusion -- Glossary of foreign terms
Control code
CR9780511921186
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xv, 451 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780521117586
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)870951180

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