Internment during the First World War: a mass global phenomenon

"Although civilian internment has become associated with the Second World War in popular memory, it has a longer history. The turning point in this history occurred during the First World War when, in the interests of 'security' in a situation of total war, the internment of 'ene...

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Other Authors: Manz, Stefan (Editor), Panayi, Panikos (Editor), Stibbe, Matthew (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2019
Series:Routledge studies in First World War history
Routledge studies in First World War history
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"Although civilian internment has become associated with the Second World War in popular memory, it has a longer history. The turning point in this history occurred during the First World War when, in the interests of 'security' in a situation of total war, the internment of 'enemy aliens' became part of state policy for the belligerent states, resulting in the incarceration, displacement and, in more extreme cases, the death by neglect or deliberate killing, of hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world. This pioneering book on internment during the First World War brings together international experts to investigate the importance of the conflict for the history of civilian incarceration"--
Item Description:Description based on print version record
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 298 pages)
ISBN:9781315225913
1315225913
9781351848367
1351848364
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1351848356
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1351848348

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