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Being an enemy alien in Kobe

Tamura, Keiko

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This article explores the experiences of enemy civilians in Japan through a case study of Kobe during the Pacific War. It highlights the widely varying experiences of individuals, and the fact that relations between the internees had an important impact on life in internment. Although there was no convention covering the treatment of civilian detainees, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Swiss, as protecting power, played a significant role in improving the conditions...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorTamura, Keiko
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T22:32:52Z
dc.identifier.issn1449-0854
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/22998
dc.description.abstractThis article explores the experiences of enemy civilians in Japan through a case study of Kobe during the Pacific War. It highlights the widely varying experiences of individuals, and the fact that relations between the internees had an important impact on life in internment. Although there was no convention covering the treatment of civilian detainees, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Swiss, as protecting power, played a significant role in improving the conditions of detention for civilians in wartime Japan, but gaps in cultural norms between Japan and the West created grievances among both the detainees and Swiss humanitarian officials.
dc.publisherMonash University ePress
dc.sourceHistory Australia
dc.titleBeing an enemy alien in Kobe
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume10
dc.date.issued2013
local.identifier.absfor210399 - Historical Studies not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationu5134642xPUB24
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationTamura, Keiko, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage21 (35
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage55)
local.identifier.doi10.1080/14490854.2013.11668460
local.identifier.absseo940303 - International Organisations
dc.date.updated2020-11-15T07:25:07Z
CollectionsANU Research Publications

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