'What does the history of internment on the Isle of Man during the First World War reveal about attitudes toward 'Enemy Aliens' and the relationship between Manx society and the British war effort ?'
Date(s): January 2002
Creator(s): King, Katie
Scope & Content: BA degree essay coursework with footnotes and bibliography submitted to the School of History, University of Liverpool. The author argues that internment was a draconian, intolerant measure by the British government, reaction in part to xenophobic public opinion. She draws on study of three Manx newspapers to investigate contemporary Manx reaction to the internees as well as other primary source material in the Manx National Heritage Library. In conclusion she notes: 'Whilst many Manx people remained largely ambivalent to the arrival of thousands of enemy aliens on the Island, few were actively hostile. A small number, however, to their infinite credit attempted to ease the pain of their fellow men, who were all the victims of war.'
Language: English
Extent: 22 sheets
Item name: Essay
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 10767
Record class: Private
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