Internment of Western Civilians under the Japanese 1941-1945

A patchwork of internment

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

Av Bernice Archer

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Bernice Archer's comparative study of the experiences of the Western civilians interned by the Japanese in mixed family camps and sexually segregated camps in the Far East, combines a wide variety of conventional and unconventional source material. This includes contemporary War, Foreign and Colonial Office papers, diaries, letters, camp newspapers and artefacts, post-war medical, engineering and educational reports, biographies, autobiographies, memoirs and over fifty oral interviews with ex-internees. Using contemporary personal accounts, the shock of the Japanese victories and the devastating experience of capture are highlighted. This book also covers wider issues such as the role of women in war, gender and war, children and war, colonial culture, oral history, and war and memory.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-05-13
Mått156 x 234 x 21 mm
Vikt635 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
Antal sidor298
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780714655925

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'By conducting this study, and publishing the book, you have made a welcome contribution to all of our lives, although you may never hear of such sentiment. As you probably have appreciated, there is a huge imbalance in materials available concerning the wartime situation between Europe and Asia. A lot of archival materials are still unavailable in Japan, and the British survivors' organization is still battling the British and Japanese governments and courts for recognition and restitution. So there are many reasons why I hope that your publisher does well by you in advertising your volume. You might push the point with them that there should be a general audience, as well as academic, that they should attempt to reach.' - ex-internee, Vancouver, Canada'I have finished reading your book and found it fascinating. It reflects my parents' perspectives and accurately portrays their own roles within the camps and how they endeavoured to maintain as much a degree of normalcy as possible, while attempting to home-make, organize events, teach classes and pursue their own professions. I would be interested in hearing the reactions of others who were adults at the time. I personally remember very little. I was only four when the war ended and any memories I have are all tangled up in the stories I was told.I'm not sure, now, which is which.'