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Behind Barbed Wire - An Encyclopedia of Concentration and Prisoner-of-War Camps (Hardcover)
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Behind Barbed Wire - An Encyclopedia of Concentration and Prisoner-of-War Camps (Hardcover)
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An indispensable reference on concentration camps, death camps,
prisoner-of-war camps, and military prisons offering broad
historical coverage as well as detailed analysis of the nature of
captivity in modern conflict. This comprehensive reference work
examines internment, forced labor, and extermination during times
of war and genocide, with a focus on the 20th and 21st centuries
and particular attention paid to World War II and recent conflicts
in the Middle East. It explores internment as it has been used as a
weapon and led to crimes against humanity and is ideal for students
of global studies, history, and political science as well as
politically and socially aware general readers. In addition to
entries on such notorious camps as Abu Ghraib, Andersonville,
Auschwitz, and the Hanoi Hilton, the encyclopedia includes profiles
of key perpetrators of camp and prison atrocities and more than a
dozen curated and contextualized primary source documents that
further illuminate the subject. Primary sources include United
Nations documents outlining the treatment of prisoners of war,
government reports of infamous camp and prison atrocities, and oral
histories from survivors of these notorious facilities. Maintains a
modern focus while providing broad historical context Covers
lesser-known but significant events such as the camps set up by the
British for refugees of the Boer Wars that resulted in the deaths
of 25,000 people Provides the context necessary to help students
understand the significance of the primary source material in
introductions Studies camps outside of World War II, illustrating
their use in numerous other wars and genocides
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