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"Hostages of Empire is a social, cultural, and political history of the colonial prisoners of war"-- Provided by publisher.

Title Hostages of empire : colonial prisoners of war in Vichy France / Sarah Ann Frank.
Publisher Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press
Creation Date [2021]
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content Genesis: French Colonial Soldiers Under the Third Republic -- Phase One: Building the Frameworks for Colonial Captivity -- Everyday Life in Colonial Captivity -- Occupying Their Time: Colonial Prisoners of War and Work in Occupied France -- 'Colonial Maladies': Health and Sickness Among Colonial Prisoners -- Helping 'Our' Prisoners: Aid and Escape -- Hostages to Misfortune: Politics and Colonial Prisoners of War -- Colonial Prisoners Under the Influence: German and French Propaganda -- Nine: The Long Road Home, 1940-1945.
Series France overseas: studies in empire and decolonization
Extent 1 online resource
Language English
Copyright Date ©2021
National Library system number 997012334848205171
MARC RECORDS
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