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Surviving Hitler and Mussolini: Daily Life in Occupied Europe
Contributor(s): Gildea, Robert (Editor), Wieviorka, Olivier (Editor), Warring, Anette (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1845201809     ISBN-13: 9781845201807
Publisher: Berg 3pl
OUR PRICE: $168.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2006
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Annotation: This book examines 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 dealing with hunger, having to work for the enemy, women having relationships with soldiers, preservation of culture in a fascist environment, resistance, and the reaction of local communities to punishment of resistance. 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.


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BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - World War Ii
- History | Europe - General
Dewey: 940.533
LCCN: 2006007829
Series: Occupation in Europe
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.19 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Topical - Holocaust
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
 
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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): Wieviorka, Olivier: - Olivier Wieviorka is Professor at the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, Paris.Warring, Anette: - Anette Warring is Professor of History, University of Roskilde, Denmark.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.
 
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