Palgrave Macmillan is publishing
a book on the role of IOs, neutral nations and other transnational actors in
supporting civilian and military captives in the 20th century.
ABOUT THE BOOK
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, to highlight how captives
were placed at the centre of transnational negotiations.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marcel Berni is a
Research and Teaching Fellow at the Swiss Military Academy at ETH Zurich,
Switzerland. He specialises in the history of the Cold War. His dissertation on
the treatment of communist captives during Vietnam's American War has won the
André Corvisier Prize.
Tamara Cubito is a
Research and Teaching Fellow at the Swiss Military Academy at ETH Zurich,
Switzerland. She recently completed her PhD on the treatment of enemy aliens in
the British colonies during the First World War.
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