Surviving Hitler and Mussolini : daily life in occupied Europe

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. Survi...

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Hauptverfasser: Gildea, Robert, Wieviorka, Olivier, Warring, Anette
Format: E-Book Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Berg 2006
Bloomsbury Publishing
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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ISBN:9781845201814, 1845201817, 9781847882240, 1847882242, 9781845201807, 1845201809
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-236) and index
"Paperback edition published in 2007"--T.p. verso
ISBN:9781845201814
1845201817
9781847882240
1847882242
9781845201807
1845201809