Legacies of Occupation: Heritage, Memory and Archaeology in the Channel Islands

by Gillian Carr and Gilly Carr

This book explores the way in which the legacy of the German occupation of the Channel Islands has been turned into heritage (or, conversely, neglected) over the last 70 years. Once seen as the 'taint of the mark of the beast', the perception of much of what the Germans left behind has slowly changed from being despised and reviled, buried underground or dumped at sea, to being reclaimed, restored, highly valued and treated as 'heritage'. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319034065
• ISBN13: 9783319034065
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"