Surviving Hitler and Mussolini: Daily Life in Occupied Europe

Hardback

Main Details

Title Surviving Hitler and Mussolini: Daily Life in Occupied Europe
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Robert Gildea
Edited by Olivier Wieviorka
Edited by Anette Warring
SeriesOccupation in Europe
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreSecond world war
ISBN/Barcode 9781845201807
ClassificationsDewey:940.53
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations bibliography, index

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publication Date 1 June 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

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)