Manz and Panayi use meticulous and extensive archival research across global collections DL in Germany, South Africa, and India, as well as the UK DL to make a compelling case for the centrality of internment to the British Empire's warfare and security during this time of global conflict...The book offers an impressive geographic scope, contributing to the imperial and global turns in First World War studies...An important modeling for historians of war, empire, and global histories alike.
Stefan Manz is Professor of German and Global History at Aston University and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His last monograph on the German diaspora before 1914 was named a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title. Manz has received funding from a number of international bodies and serves on the AHRC Peer Review College. He is a visiting Research Fellow at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Panikos Panayi is Professor of European History at De Montfort University and a leading authority on the position of ethnic minorities in the modern world, a field in which he has published widely. His research has received funding from a wide variety of bodies including the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and the Gerda Henkel Foundation.