{"product_id":"hostages-of-empire-9781496207777","title":"Hostages of Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e2022 Heggoy Prize from the French Colonial Historical Society\u003cbr\u003e Royal Historical Society''s 2022 Gladstone Book Prize Shortlist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHostages of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e combines a social history of colonial prisoner-of-war experiences with a broader analysis of their role in Vichy’s political tensions with the country’s German occupiers. The colonial prisoners of war came from across the French Empire, they fought in the Battle for France in 1940, and they were captured by the German Army. Unlike their French counterparts, who were taken to Germany, the colonial POWs were interned in camps called \u003ci\u003eFrontstalags\u003c\/i\u003e throughout occupied France. This decision to keep colonial POWs in France defined not only their experience of captivity but also how the French and German authorities reacted to them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHostages of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the entanglement of French national pride after the 1940 defeat and the need for increased imperial control shaped the exper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHostages of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e opens a fascinating window to the experiences of French colonial prisoners in World War II. Frank positions colonial captivity in a wider context and sensitively examines the interplay between racism and political pragmatism.”—Ruth Ginio, author of \u003ci\u003eThe French Army and Its African Soldiers: The Years of Decolonization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Based on meticulous, pathbreaking archival work, \u003ci\u003eHostages of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e offers an impressive new history of wartime captivity. Skillfully centering the voices and experiences of colonial prisoners, it deepens and nuances in important ways our understanding of the entangled histories of the French Empire and the Second World War.”—Claire Eldridge, author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Empire to Exile: History and Memory within the Pied-Noir and Harki Communities, 1962–2012\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps and Tables\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Genesis: French Colonial Soldiers under the Third Republic\u003cbr\u003e 2. Phase One: Building the Frameworks for Colonial Captivity\u003cbr\u003e 3. Everyday Life in Captivity: Conditions in the Camps\u003cbr\u003e 4. Occupying Their Time: Colonial Prisoners’ Work in Occupied France\u003cbr\u003e 5. Maladies and Mistreatment: Colonial Prisoners’ Health and Welfare\u003cbr\u003e 6. Helping “Our” Prisoners: Aid and Escape\u003cbr\u003e 7. Hostages to Misfortune: Politics and Colonial Prisoners of War\u003cbr\u003e 8. Colonial Prisoners under the Influence: German and French Propaganda\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Long Road Home, 1940–1945: Repatriation and Reintegration\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409222181207,"sku":"9781496207777","price":48.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496207777.jpg?v=1730506012","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hostages-of-empire-9781496207777","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}