Protest, Defiance and Resistance in the Channel Islands
German Occupation, 1940-45
- 368 pages
- English
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Protest, Defiance and Resistance in the Channel Islands
German Occupation, 1940-45
About this book
The Nazi occupation of Europe of World War Two is acknowledged as a defining juncture and an important identity-building experience throughout contemporary Europe. Resistance is what 'saves' European societies from an otherwise chequered record of collaboration on the part of their economic, political, cultural and religious elites. Opposition took pride of place as a legitimizing device in the post-war order and has since become an indelible part of the collective consciousness. Yet there is one exception to this trend among previously occupied territories: the British Channel Islands. Collective identity construction in the islands still relies on the notion of 'orderly and correct relations' with the Germans, while talk of 'resistance' earns raised eyebrows. The general attitude to the many witnesses of conscience who existed in the islands remains ambiguous. This book conversely and expertly argues that there was in fact resistance against the Germans in the Channel Islands and is the first text to fully explore the complex relationship that existed between the Germans and the people of the only part of the British Isles to experience occupation.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Introduction Gilly Carr, Paul Sanders and Louise Willmot
- 1 Symbolic Resistance Gilly Carr
- 2 The V-sign Campaign and the Fear of Reprisals Gilly Carr
- 3 Radio Days Paul Sanders
- 4 Humanitarian Resistance: Help to Jews and OT Workers Louise Willmot
- 5 Defiance and Deportations Gilly Carr
- 6 Institutional Resistance: Political Groups, Clergy and Doctors Louise Willmot
- 7 Women and Resistance Louise Willmot
- 8 Sabotage, Intelligence-gathering and Escape Louise Willmot
- 9 The Peculiarities of Being under the Swastika and the Crown: Officials and Their Resistance Paul Sanders
- 10 Economic Resistance and Sabotage Paul Sanders
- 11 Heritage, Memory and Resistance in the Channel Islands Gilly Carr
- 12 Conclusion Gilly Carr, Paul Sanders and Louise Willmot
- Bibliography
- Index