The Changing Face of the Channel Islands Occupation: Record, Memory and Myth

Smith, Hazel Knowles

ISBN 10: 1349541893 / ISBN 13: 9781349541898

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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288 pages. 8.50x5.51x0.71 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Changing Face of the Channel Islands Occupation: Record, Memory and Myth
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349541893
• ISBN 13: 9781349541898
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.4 kilograms

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Synopsis

This independent study has already attracted controversy. Containing much fresh evidence, it vividly portrays the Islanders' day-to-day Occupation experiences, whilst exploring - and often refuting - what are today becoming received ideas of a mostly 'shameful' wartime past.

About the Author

HAZEL KNOWLES SMITH was recently awarded her PhD from the University of Southampton. She is an untraditional academic, with particular interest in the social construction of history and the historical creation of memory. Her work enjoys the strong support of the communities she writes about.