No Free Man: Canada, the Great War, and the Enemy Alien Experience Volume 2

by Bohdan S. Kordan

Approximately 8,000 Canadian civilians were imprisoned during the First World War because of their ethnic ties to Germany, Austria-Hungary, and other enemy nations. Although not as well-known as the later internments of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War, these incarcerations played a crucial role in shaping debates about Canadian citizenship, diversity, and loyalty. Tracing the evolution and consequences of Canadian government policy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773547789
• ISBN13: 9780773547780
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 8.9"