Cultural heritage and prisoners of war creativity behind barbed wire
This book focuses on the numerous examples of creativity produced by POWs and civilian internees during their captivity, including: paintings, cartoons, craftwork, needlework, acting, musical compositions, magazine and newspaper articles, wood carving, and recycled Red Cross tins turned into plates,...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Routledge studies in heritage ;
2. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798233606719 |
| Summary: | This book focuses on the numerous examples of creativity produced by POWs and civilian internees during their captivity, including: paintings, cartoons, craftwork, needlework, acting, musical compositions, magazine and newspaper articles, wood carving, and recycled Red Cross tins turned into plates, mugs and makeshift stoves, all which have previously received little attention. The authors of this volume show the wide potential of such items to inform us about the daily life and struggle for survival behind barbed wire. Previously dismissed as items which could only serve to illustrate POW |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781280661402 9786613638335 9780203120620 9781136322372 |
