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Subject(s)

• World War, 1939-1945—Underground literature [Browse]
• World War, 1939-1945—Underground movements [Browse]

Series

Neglected voices from the past

Summary note

This book aims to extend existing historical, literary and media knowledge of neglected written voices as a form of print participation in the Second World War. Uniquely, it is framed by an awareness of contemporary requirements for both secrecy and deception, which, it is argued, were nevertheless characterised by a rare participatory inclusivity in terms of writers and audiences - that has hitherto only been perceived as a characteristic of 'citizen's journalism' in the internet age. Comparative cases of resistance using newspapers during the Second World War comprise original and clandestine sources from France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, and Britain - analysed for the effect that intelligence and planned deception had on local publications as well as on readers of resistance broadsheets. -- Page [4] of cover.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Part I. Newspapers as counter-culture
• Contradictions in media history : the mismatches of wartime newspaper growth
• Norway : a case study in demand, diversity and adaptation
• Part II. The French experience
• Defeated France : a rapid growth of newspapers in exile
• French politics : newspapers and ambition 1943-1945
• Part III. The Dutch experience
• Activist effort or widespread support? Dutch newspaper secrecy
• Fight or not? Holland from starvation to liberation 1943-1945
• Part IV. Records of engagement
• Solidarities of conspiracy : forced labour as catalyst
• publishing satire : collective humour
• Part V. Comparisons and contradictions
• Britain : bans, survival, inclusivity
• Conclusion : multi-layered secrecy.

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ISBN

• 3031607414 (hardcover)
• 9783031607417 (hardcover)

OCLC

1430193416

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