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OverviewUsing newly released government documents these essays reveal the key role of the British intelligence in the round-ups of European refugees and exposes the subversion of democratic safeguards. They examine the oppression of internment in general and its specific effect upon women, as well as the artistic and cultural achievements of those detained. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Cesarani , Tony KushnerPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: annotated edition Volume: v. 11, No. 3. Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.498kg ISBN: 9780714634661ISBN 10: 0714634662 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 01 May 1993 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAlien Internment in Britain During the Twentieth Century: An Introduction I: PRECEDENTS An Alien Concept? The Continuity of Anti-Alienism in British Society before 1940; An Intolerant Act by an Intolerant Society: The Internment of Germans in Britain During the First World War II: THE BRITISH STATE AND INTERNMENT Clubland, Cricket Tests and Alien Internment, 1939-40; The State, Internment and Public Criticism in the Second World War; The British Government and the Internment of Italians III: THE EXPERIENCE OF INTERNMENT Women's Experience of Internment; The Impact of the Second World War on the British Italian Community; Visual Art Behind the Wire; Conclusion and EpilogueReviewsAuthor InformationDavid Cesarani is Director of the Institute of Contemporary History and Wiener Library. Tony Kushner is Parkes Lecturer at the University of Southampton. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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