World War II Camps in Jamaica: Evacuees, Refugees, Internees, Prisoners of War
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Description
Contents
Reviews
Language
English
ISBN
9789766409265
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Figures
Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Jamaican Context during World War II
Background
Society
Nationalist Agitation
Defence Regulations and Implications for Freedoms within the Colonial Frame
Impact of War
Local Perceptions of the War
Chapter 2: A Camp for Free Europeans in Need
Evacuees
Refugees
Other Groups
Evacuee–Refugee Relationships
Location, Layout and Administration
Regulating the Camp and Residents
Living in Gibraltar Camp
Responses to Camp Conditions
Chapter 3: Internment Camps
3.1 Male Internment Camp
Locally Interned Enemy Aliens
Jamaican Detainees
Merchant Seamen
German and Italian Internees from West Africa
Finns
Inter-Group Relationships and Divisions
Location and Layout
Administration and Oversight
Conditions of Daily Life
Work and Play
Health
Changes to the Camp Population
Long-Term Detainees
Isolating Friends
Securing Enemies
Media Interface
Physical Interface: Impact of Gibraltar Camp on the Immediate Community
Economic Interface
Interface and Interaction – Employment
Social Interaction
Interface and Interaction: Birth, Death and Marriage
3.2 Women’s Camp, Hanover Street
Living Conditions
Challenges
3.3 Mona Family Camp/Married Families Camp
Layout and Conditions
Chapter 4: Isolation and Interaction in Colonial Jamaica
Chapter 5: Traces in Heritage
Material and Cultural Remains
Lived Heritage
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
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