‘To Be Truly British We Must Be Anti-German’ - New Zealand, Enemy Aliens and the Great War Experience, 1914-1919 (Paperback, New edition)

This book is a study of the treatment of New Zealand’s German-speaking settlers during the course of the Great War. As with Britain’s other dominions, New Zealand’s German and Austro-Hungarian residents were subject to a raft of legislation which placed restrictions on their employment and activities, while those considered a danger to domestic security found themselves interned for the duration of the conflict. This book examines public, press and political responses to their presence, and describes how patriotic associations, trade organizations, xenophobic politicians and journalists undertook a vigorous anti-alien campaign resulting, in a number of instances, in anti-German riots. Central to this book is an examination of the extent to which proimperial sentiment, concepts of citizenship and national identity, increasing European settlement and a progressively volatile European scene set the tone for the manner with which the dominion’s British settlers treated its enemy alien counterparts. Themes discussed include the public’s reaction to war; the government’s internment policy; the establishment of anti-German trade organizations; and the challenges facing Prime Minister William Massey, whose wish to remain fair and just towards enemy aliens often brought him into direct conflict with the more hostile anti-German elements within New Zealand society.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	British Identities Since 1707, 4
Release date:	2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Andrew Francis
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	299
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-430759-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	3-03-430759-4
Barcode:	9783034307598

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