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Record Nr.

UNINA9910508462903321

Autore

Davie Neil

Titolo

French and American prisoners of war at Dartmoor Prison, 1805-1816 : the strangest experiment / / Neil Davie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-83891-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 pages)

Disciplina

341.65

Soggetti

Prisoners of war

France History 19th century

United States History

Great Britain History 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Text -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Dartmoor-The Lost Prison? -- I -- II -- Chapter 2: Prisons and Prisoners of War: Shifting Definitions, 1780-1815 -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- Chapter 3: The Prison on the Moor: Conception and Design -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- Chapter 4: A "Fair Matter for Public Discussion and Enquiry?" -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- Chapter 5: Hierarchy, Solidarity and Conflict: Dartmoor's Hybrid Regime -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- Chapter 6: The Porous Prison: Commerce, Culture and Escape -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- VII -- VIII -- IX -- Chapter 7: "Blood Shed &amp -- Cloudy Weather, Wind Easterly": The Dartmoor Massacre (1815) -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- I. Archives -- A. Britain -- (i) The National Archives, Kew, London -- (ii) Other Archives -- B. France -- C. USA -- D. Canada -- II. Printed Primary Sources -- A. Parliamentary Reports and Official Papers (in Chronological Order) -- B. Maps and Plans -- C. Newspapers and Periodicals -- D. Books, Pamphlets, Articles and Edited Editions -- III. Secondary Sources -- A. Books and Articles -- B. Electronic Resources and Online Databases -- C. Theses and Dissertations --



Index.