Minorities in Wartime: National and Racial Groupings in Europe, America and Australia During the Two World Wars - Hardcover

'The theme is an important and emotive one. [...] Although Minorities in Wartime is not an easy book to read, its hauntingly familiar message deserves to get across to both governments and the general public alike.' English Historical Review 'This volume...is an important contribution to a developing field of nationality studies.' Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism

An international team explores the fate of ethnic groups in societies under severe stress. Although the authors have chosen the extreme situations of the two world wars, the parallels with the recent eruptions of violence and the widespread re-emergence of racism in the wake of dislocation and disorientation of large populations are striking and invite comparison. This pioneering book fills an obvious gap in the field of minority history and the study of war and society.