{"product_id":"british-civilian-internees-in-germany-9780719070846","title":"British civilian internees in Germany","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book tells the forgotten story of four to five thousand British civilians who were interned at the Ruhleben camp near Berlin during the First World War and formed a unique community in the heart of enemy territory. The civilians included academics, musicians, businessmen, seamen and even tourists who had been in Germany for only a few days when war broke out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book takes a fresh look at German internment policies within an international context, using Ruhleben camp as a particular example to illustrate broader themes includeing the background to the German decision to intern ''enemy aliens''; Ruhleben as a ''community at war''; the role of civilian internment in wartime diplomacy and propaganda; and the place of Ruhleben in British memory of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study will be of interest to all scholars working on the First World War, and to all those concerned with the broader impact of modern conflicts on national identities and community formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eList of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 The politics of alien internment in Germany\u003cbr\u003e2 Inside Ruhleben I: administration and physical conditions\u003cbr\u003e3 Inside Ruhleben II: the prisoner community\u003cbr\u003e4 Relief, punishments and reprisals\u003cbr\u003e5 The end of internment\u003cbr\u003e6 Ruhleben in British memory\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037301670231,"sku":"9780719070846","price":68.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719070846.jpg?v=1750935243","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/british-civilian-internees-in-germany-9780719070846","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}