Captivity in War during the Twentieth Century: The Forgotten Diplomatic Role of Transnational Actors 1st ed. 2021 Edition (Eds) Marcel Berni

Captivity in War during the Twentieth Century: The Forgotten Diplomatic Role of Transnational Actors 1st ed. 2021 Edition (Eds) Marcel Berni – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9783030650940,3030650944, 9783030650957, 3030650952

Product details:
• ISBN 10: 3030650952
• ISBN 13: 9783030650957
• Author: (Eds) Marcel Berni, Tamara Cubito

This book offers new international perspectives on captivity in wartime during the twentieth century. It explores how global institutions and practices with regard to captives mattered, how they evolved and most importantly, how they influenced the treatment of captives. From the beginning of the twentieth century, international organisations, neutral nations and other actors with no direct involvement in the respective wars often had to fill in to support civilian as well as military captives and to supervise their treatment. This edited volume puts these actors, rather than the captives themselves, at the centre in order to assess comparatively their contributions to wartime captivity. Taking a global approach, it shows that transnational bodies – whether non-governmental organisations, neutral states or individuals – played an essential role in dealing with captives in wartime. Chapters cover both the largest wars, such as the two World Wars, but also lesser-known conflicts, tohighlight how captives were placed at the centre of transnational negotiations.

Table contents:

1. The Diplomatic Role of Transnational Actors in Wartime Captivity

2. “Any Unfavourable Condition or Untoward Circumstance Will Receive Immediate Attention”: American Consuls’ Visits to British Colonial Internment Camps of the Great War

3. “Heraus mit unseren Gefangenen!” The German Home Front and the International Campaign for Prisoner of War Repatriation, 1918–1919

4. An Uneasy Balance: International Relief Efforts in the Chaco War

5. Japanese Civilian Internees in New Caledonia: A Gap Between the Protecting Powers and the ICRC

6. Japanese Prisoners of War, the American-Soviet Conflict, and the Role of Repatriated War Veterans in the Early Cold War in East Asia

7. The ICRC and Communist Captives During Vietnam’s American War

8. Biafra’s Captives: The “Oilmen Incident” and International Diploma

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