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'A definite feeling of antagonism': Rising tensions over clothing at the Featherston Prisoner-of-War Camp in World War Two
Citation
Harman, KE, 'A definite feeling of antagonism': Rising tensions over clothing at the Featherston Prisoner-of-War Camp in World War Two, Journal of New Zealand Studies, 20 pp. 87-102. ISSN 1170-4616 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2015 Journal of New Zealand Studies
Official URL: http://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/jnzs/issue/view/469
Abstract
This article utilises negotiations around the clothing issued to Japanese prisoners of war during
World War Two as a lens through which to view aspects of the social history of the Featherston
Camp. A particular focus is the prisoners’ objections to the requirement that they wear
distinguishing khaki patches. Such objections went beyond being merely verbal, translating
into physical interventions to modify their uniforms. The article demonstrates that tensions at
the Camp continued well beyond the 1943 riot, and were not solely the province of the prisoners.
Some attention is also given to New Zealand efforts at cultural accommodation and
understanding.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
| Research Group: | Historical studies |
| Research Field: | New Zealand history |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology |
| UTAS Author: | Harman, KE (Associate Professor Kristyn Harman) |
| ID Code: | 100291 |
| Year Published: | 2015 |
| Deposited By: | School of Humanities |
| Deposited On: | 2015-05-08 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-09-15 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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