Ruhleben : a prison camp society / / J. Davidson Ketchum ; with a foreword and postscript by Robert B. MacLeod

• Autore: Ketchum John Davidson <1893-1962, >
• Pubblicazione: London : , : University of Toronto Press : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020; ©1965
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiii, 397 pages)
• Disciplina: 940.47243
• Soggetto topico: Social groups; World War, 1914-1918 - Prisoners and prisons, German
• Soggetto genere / forma: Case studies.; Electronic books.
• Soggetto non controllato: German; Ruhleben; WWI; World War I.; behavior; behaviour; camp; group; individual; prison; psychology; social
• Persona (resp. second.): MacLeodRobert B.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ruhleben
• ISBN: 1-4875-3785-9; 1-4875-3784-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910794139603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II