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Record Nr.

UNISA996571861003316

Autore

Lieblich Amia <1939->

Titolo

Seasons of captivity : the inner world of POWs / / Amia Lieblich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : New York University Press, , [1994]

©1994

ISBN

1-4798-9862-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

355.12960962

Soggetti

Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949- - Egypt

Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949- - Prisoners and prisons, Egyptian

Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949- - Psychological aspects

Prisoners of war - Israel - Psychology

Prisoners of war - Egypt - Psychology

Prisoners' spouses - Israel - Psychology

Oral history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Ḥuts mi-tsiporim.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1 CAPTURE""; ""2 INTERROGATIONS""; ""3 ISOLATION""; ""4 GETTING TOGETHER""; ""5 ORGANIZATION""; ""6 SOCIAL LIFE""; ""7 THE INNER WORLD""; ""8 TESTIMONY""; ""9 THE RETURN""; ""10 BACK TO LIFE""; ""11 PERSONAL CONCLUSIONS""; ""12 FROM THE WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVE: CAPTURE""; ""13 FROM THE WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVE: LIVING ALONE""; ""14 FROM THE WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVE: THE RETURN""; ""15 SURVIVAL AND COPING: ON NARRATIVE, TIME, AND CONTEXT""; ""REFERENCES""

Sommario/riassunto

Publishers Weekly   ""Lieblich has skillfully integrated oral histories to produce a compelling story.""Library Journal   ""The minutes of the meetings recorded hereby are an excerpt of the lives of ten men, who had spent all their days and nights together.  Each one observed the other in his grief and joy.Each one, according to his ability and sensitivity, saw it as his duty to contribute to the general welfare, to save our boat from sinking....In fact, we managed to keep afloat most



of the time, and if we erred here or there, at least we had the best intentions."" From a secret collective di