British Civilian Internees in Germany

Informationen zum Autor Matthew Stibbe is Reader in History at Sheffield Hallam University Klappentext This 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.This 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.This 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. Zusammenfassung This 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. Together they formed a unique community in the heart of enemy territory! based on a diverse and extremely rich culture of enduring significance. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction1 The politics of alien internment in Germany2 Inside Ruhleben I: administration and physical conditions3 Inside Ruhleben II: the prisoner community4 Relief, punishments and reprisals5 The end of internment6 Ruhleben in British memoryConclusionAppendixBibliographyIndex

Autorentext

Matthew Stibbe is Reader in History at Sheffield Hallam University

Klappentext

This 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. This 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. This 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.

Inhalt

List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction 1 The politics of alien internment in Germany 2 Inside Ruhleben I: administration and physical conditions 3 Inside Ruhleben II: the prisoner community 4 Relief, punishments and reprisals 5 The end of internment 6 Ruhleben in British memory Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index