Ordinary workers, Vichy and the Holocaust : French railwaymen and the Second World War /

"Should French railwaymen during the Second World War be viewed as great resisters or collaborators in genocide? Ludivine Broch revisits histories of resistance, collaboration and deportation in Vichy France through the prism of the French railwaymen - the cheminots. De-sanctifying the idea of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Broch, Ludivine M. E. (Ludivine Marie Elisabeth), 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, [2016]
Colección:Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare.
Temas:
Société nationale des chemins de fer français.
1939-1945
Railroads > France > Employees.
World War, 1939-1945 > Deportations from France.
World War, 1939-1945 > Transportation.
World War, 1939-1945 > France.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > France.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Transport.
Holocauste, 1939-1945 > France.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Deportation.
Railroads > Employees.
Transportation.
Judenvernichtung
Eisenbahner
Kollaboration
Widerstand
France > 1940-1945 (Occupation allemande) > Thèses et écrits académiques.
Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) > Déportations de France.
Shoah > Aspect religieux > France.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945.
France.
Vichy-Regime
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Should French railwaymen during the Second World War be viewed as great resisters or collaborators in genocide? Ludivine Broch revisits histories of resistance, collaboration and deportation in Vichy France through the prism of the French railwaymen - the cheminots. De-sanctifying the idea of railwaymen as heroic saboteurs, Broch reveals the daily life of these workers who accommodated with the Vichy regime, cohabitated with the Germans and stole from their employer. Moreover, by intertwining the history of the working classes with Holocaust history, she highlights unexpected histories under Vichy and sensitive memories of the post-war period. Ultimately, this book bursts the myths of cheminot resistance and collaboration in the Holocaust, and reveals that there is more to their story than this. The cheminots fed both the French nation and the German military apparatus, exemplifying the complexities of personal, professional and political life under occupation"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 280 pages .)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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