As Nelson Mandela said, ‘a nation should not be judged by how it
treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.’ Shadowland
tells the sometimes inspiring, often painful stories of Germany’s
prisoners, and thereby shines new light on Germany itself. The
story begins at the end of the Second World War, in a defeated
country on the edge of collapse, in which orphaned and lost
children are forced to live rough, scavenging and stealing to stay
alive, often laying the foundations of a ‘criminal career’.
While East Germany developed detention facilities for its secret
police, West Germany passed prison reform laws, which erected, in
the words of a prisoner, ‘little asbestos walls in Hell’.
Shadowland is Germany as seen through the lives, experiences,
triumphs and tragedies of its lowest citizens.
General
Imprint: |
Reaktion Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2022 |
Authors: |
Sarah Colvin
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78914-627-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-78914-627-5 |
Barcode: |
9781789146271 |
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