Shadowland

The Story of Germany Told by Its Prisoners

Sarah Colvin

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Reaktion Books
01 November 2022

Autobiography: historical, political & military; Memoirs; Second World War; Prisoners of war

As Nelson Mandela said, 'a nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.' Shadowland tells the sometimes inspiring, often painful stories of Germany's prisoners, and thereby shines new light on Germany itself. The story begins at the end of the Second World War, in a defeated country on the edge of collapse, in which orphaned and lost children are forced to live rough, scavenging and stealing to stay alive, often laying the foundations of a 'criminal career'. While East Germany developed detention facilities for its secret police, West Germany passed prison reform laws, which erected, in the words of a prisoner, 'little asbestos walls in Hell'. Shadowland is Germany as seen through the lives, experiences, triumphs and tragedies of its lowest citizens.

By: Sarah Colvin
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781789146271
ISBN 10: 1789146275
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Colvin is the Schrder Professor of German at the University of Cambridge. She has participated in prison-based arts and education projects and is an advisory group member for the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including The Routledge Handbook of German Politics and Culture.

Reviews for Shadowland: The Story of Germany Told by Its Prisoners

Shadowland tells the sometimes inspiring, often painful stories of Germany's prisoners, and thereby shines new light on Germany itself . . . Shadowland is Germany as seen through the lives, experiences, triumphs, and tragedies of its lowest citizens. -- New Books Network