Inside concentration camps : social life at the extremes
TítuloInside concentration camps : social life at the extremes
Call number940.547243/0034
Número del objeto09141
Lugar de publicaciónCambridge, England
EditorialPolity Press
Año de publicación
2009
Paginaciónxiii,336p.,index,bibliography
MaterialBook
ISBN9780745663364
Descripción
This book examines the everyday social life of the prisoners - their daily activities and routines, the social relationships and networks they created, and the strategies they developed to cope with the harsh conditions and the brutalities of the guards. The author explores the complexity of the the multicultural prisoner society and the hidden social practices that enabled prisoners to preserve their human dignity and create a sense of individuality and community despite the appalling circumstances.