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Surviving Hitler and Mussolini: Daily Life in Occupied Europe
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Surviving Hitler and Mussolini: Daily Life in Occupied Europe
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Robert Gildea
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Edited by Olivier Wieviorka
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Edited by Anette Waring
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Series | Occupation in Europe |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:256 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | The Holocaust Second world war |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781845201814
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Classifications | Dewey:940.531 |
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Audience | General | Professional & Vocational | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
Illustrations |
bibliography, index
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Berg Publishers
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Publication Date |
1 April 2007 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Surviving Hitler and Mussolini examines how far everyday life was possible in a situation of total war and brutal occupation. Its theme is the social experience of occupation in German- and Italian-occupied Europe, and in particular the strategies ordinary people developed in order to survive. Survival included meeting the challenges of shortage and hunger, of having to work for the enemy, of women entering into intimate relations with soldiers, of the preservation of culture in a fascist universe, of whether and how to resist, and the reaction of local communities to measures of reprisal taken in response to resistance. What emerges is that ordinary people were less heroes, villains or victims than inventive and resourceful individuals able to maintain courage and dignity despite the conditions they faced.The book adopts a comparative approach from Denmark and the Netherlands to Poland and Greece, and offers a fresh perspective on the Second World War.
Author Biography
Robert Gildea is Professor of French History at the University of Oxford. Olivier Wieviorka is Professor at the Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, Paris. Anette Warring is Professor of History, University of Roskilde, Denmark.
Reviews'These six chpters written by European scholars uncover revealing social details of everyday survival under primarily German but also Italian occupation.' Choice Magazine (Vol 44, No 11, August 2007)
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