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Autore |
Ketchum John Davidson <1893-1962, > |
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Titolo |
Ruhleben : a prison camp society / / J. Davidson Ketchum ; with a foreword and postscript by Robert B. MacLeod |
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London : , : University of Toronto Press : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020 |
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©1965 |
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ISBN |
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1-4875-3785-9 |
1-4875-3784-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxiii, 397 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social groups |
World War, 1914-1918 - Prisoners and prisons, German |
Case studies. |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A racehors near Berlin -- November 1914: the first three weeks -- The achievement of solidarity -- Rumours and morale -- The winter of 1914-15 -- Community structure: the barracks -- Ruhleben's families: the boxes -- Physical improvements: physical and mental health -- The first spring and summer -- The explosion of activity -- The organized camp -- The world of sport -- Education, the arts, religion -- Camp roles, leadership, and status -- Lovernment and politics -- Life in the new society -- The long years: 1916 to 1917 -- The end of the Ruhleben story -- Implications: sociological and psychological. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is an unusual book in that it is an important contribution to social psychology and also an absorbing story of four strange years in a German prison camp of World War I. |
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