Offering a global comparative perspective on the relationship between German minorities and the majority populations amongst which they found themselves during the First World War, this collection addresses how apublic opiniona (the press, parliament and ordinary citizens) reacted towards Germans in their midst. The volume uses the experience of Germans to explore whether the War can be regarded as a turning point in the mistreatment of minorities, one that would lead to worse manifestations of racism, nationalism and xenophobia later in the twentieth century.The essay also investigates the measures (expulsions, seizure and confiscation of patrimonies, internment, etc.) ... of a growing russian nationalism and an anti- German feeling in the years between the First russian revolution and the outbreakanbsp;...
Title | : | Germans as Minorities during the First World War |
Author | : | Professor Panikos Panayi |
Publisher | : | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. - 2014-07-28 |
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