{"product_id":"world-war-ii-camps-in-jamaica-evacuees-refugees-internees-prisoners-of-war-9789766409258","title":"World War II Camps in Jamaica: Evacuees, Refugees, Internees, Prisoners of War","description":"Between 1939 and 1947, the Caribbean island of Jamaica -\u003cbr\u003ethen a British colony - was haven or detention centre for thousands of\u003cbr\u003edisplaced Europeans; an often under-recognized contribution to the Allied war effort.\u003cbr\u003eA civilian camp accommodated evacuees from Gibraltar and, belatedly, provided\u003cbr\u003esanctuary for groups of mainly Jewish refugees. Others who had fled Europe\u003cbr\u003eahead of looming fascist threats would be interned in military detention camps\u003cbr\u003ewhose populations were swollen by German and Italian civilians from several\u003cbr\u003eBritish West African colonies, co-mingled for convenience with hundreds of\u003cbr\u003eGerman and Italian merchant mariners captured at sea during the early months of\u003cbr\u003ethe war.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld War II Camps in Jamaica\u003c\/i\u003e disentangles the conditions\u003cbr\u003eunder which these various populations were held, drawing on primary records, \u003cbr\u003epersonal accounts and media coverage; noting differences and similarities in\u003cbr\u003etheir management; considering the camps and their populations within the local\u003cbr\u003econtext; and considering the extent of interface and interaction that ensued\u003cbr\u003edespite official efforts to keep the incoming populations separate and transitory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4448787\"\u003eSuzanne Francis-Brown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of the West Indies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789766409258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9766409250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027100\"\u003eWars \u0026amp; Conflicts | World War II | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS041040\"\u003eCaribbean \u0026amp; West Indies | Jamaica\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS054000\"\u003eSocial History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of the West Indies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44489398878445,"sku":"9789766409258","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5294988d-b98e-402b-9a0f-239580522253.jpg?v=1700866577","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/world-war-ii-camps-in-jamaica-evacuees-refugees-internees-prisoners-of-war-9789766409258","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}