Hsozkult.de has
published a conference report on the “Captivity in War” conference that was held
previously this year in Zürich (Tagungsbericht: Captivity in War: A Global
Perspective, 23.03.2018 – 24.03.2018 Bern, in: H-Soz-Kult, 05.09.2018, <www.hsozkult.de/conferencereport/id/tagungsberichte-7855>.).
First paragraph:
In their opening
remarks, TAMARA BRAUN (Zurich) and MARCEL BERNI (Zurich) outlined some of the
current approaches to the study of captives in war. They highlighted the
importance of looking beyond western theatres of war to lesser-known wars and
the difficulties of the term "Prisoners of War" (POW), as it is
limited to a specific type of prisoner and frequently used in a legalistic
manner. Therefore, they argued in favour of the broader term of
"captives" as it includes non-military personnel as well as being better
suited to acknowledge the variety of definitions over time and in different
places.
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