{"product_id":"internment-in-switzerland-during-the-first-world-war-paperback","title":"Internment in Switzerland During the First World War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Barton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn contrast to the plethora of works focusing on the tragic loss of human lives during the First World War, little is known about the more hopeful realities of thousands of prisoners of war from Britain, France, Germany and Belgium who were sent to Switzerland from 1916. This book explores the everyday lives of these prisoners and their impact on Switzerland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInternees were warmly welcomed by local people and given education, training and employment. Leading relatively free lives, they were able to engage in leisure activities and develop new relationships. However, they also contributed to the country's economy, helping to keep Swiss tourism alive at a time when businesses were struggling and alleviating Switzerland's labour shortage as Swiss men were called-up to defend their borders and preserve the country's neutrality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wide range of sources from official records to magazines and postcards, Susan Barton provides an absorbing account of the social and cultural history of internment in Switzerland.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Barton \u003c\/b\u003eis Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at De Montfort University, UK. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWorking-Class Organisations and Popular Tourism, 1840-1970 \u003c\/i\u003e(2005) and \u003ci\u003eHealthy Living in the Alps: The Origins of Winter Tourism in Switzerland, 1860-1914 \u003c\/i\u003e(2008) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTravel and Tourism in Britain, 1700-1914\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47413176893618,"sku":"9781350201590","price":80.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d5f2346a6361043321e1a89b73ddf825.webp?v=1778342559","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/internment-in-switzerland-during-the-first-world-war-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}