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An indispensable reference on concentration camps, death camps, prisoner-of-war camps, and military prisons offering broad historical coverage as well as detailed analysis of the nature of captivity in modern conflict.* Maintains a modern focus while providing broad historical context* Covers lesser-known but significant events such as the camps set up by the British for refugees of the Boer Wars that resulted in the deaths of 25,000 people* Provides the context necessary to help students understand the significance of the primary source material in introductions* Studies camps outside of World War II, illustrating their use in numerous other wars and genocides



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Alexander Mikaberidze

Alexander Mikaberidze is Professor of History and the Ruth Herring Noel Endowed Chairfor the Curatorship of the James Smith Noel Collection at Louisiana State University-Shreveport. He holds a degree in international law from Tbilisi State University and worked as an international law expert at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (1996-2000) , where he handled the human rights issues and relations with the Council of Europe. In 2000, he moved to the US where he finished Ph.D. in history at Florida State University and has taught European and world history at Florida State University and Mississippi State University and lectured on strategy and policy for the U.S. Naval War College.



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