Breaking barriers: the diversity of prisoner-of-war camps in Japan and Australian contacts with Japanese civilians

Lachlan Grant

Breaking barriers: the diversity of prisoner-of-war camps in Japan and Australian contacts with Japanese civilians

Lachlan Grant

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Abstract

Many generalisations and stereotypes persist regarding the experiences of Australian prisoners of the Japanese. In some places - Sandakan, Burma, Thailand and Ambon - conditions and treatment of prisoners were truly horrendous. But conditions in other camps could be better. Historians have largely overlooked the experiences of Australian prisoners who journeyed to Japan. However, not only do the camps in Japan illustrate how diverse were the experiences of prisoners but also they brought Australians into contact with ordinary Japanese civilians - Japanese who were not members of the military.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Beyond Surrender: Australian Prisoners of War in the Twentieth Century
Editors	J Beaumont, L Grant, A Pegram
Place of Publication	Carlton Australia
Publisher	Melbourne University Press (an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing)
Pages	218-238
Volume	1
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9780522866209
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Grant, Lachlan. / Breaking barriers: the diversity of prisoner-of-war camps in Japan and Australian contacts with Japanese civilians. Beyond Surrender: Australian Prisoners of War in the Twentieth Century. editor / J Beaumont, L Grant, A Pegram. Vol. 1 1st. ed. Carlton Australia : Melbourne University Press (an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing), 2015. pp. 218-238

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Beyond Surrender: Australian Prisoners of War in the Twentieth Century. ed. / J Beaumont, L Grant, A Pegram. Vol. 1 1st. ed. Carlton Australia: Melbourne University Press (an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing), 2015. p. 218-238.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

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