| Surviving Hitler and Mussolini Contributor(s): Gildea, Robert (Editor), Wieviorka, Olivier (Editor), Waring, Anette (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1845201817 ISBN-13: 9781845201814 Publisher: Berg Publishers OUR PRICE: $42.52 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 940.533 |
| LCCN: 2006007829 |
| Series: Occupation in Europe |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.81 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gildea, Robert: - Robert Gildea is Professor of French History at the University of Oxford.Warring, Anette: - Anette Warring is Professor of History, University of Roskilde, Denmark.Wieviorka, Olivier: - Olivier Wieviorka is Professor at the Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, Paris.Wieviorka, Olivier: - Olivier Wieviorka is Professor at the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, Paris. |