Abstract/Details

A contribution to the study of voelkische Ideologie and Deutschtumsarbeit among the Germans in Canada during the inter-war period

Ross, Gerald Gordon.   Lakehead University (Canada) ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,  1997. MQ33442.

Abstract (summary)

Between World Wars I and II, the ethnic Germans in Canada strove to retain their language and culture. The impetus came on the heels of the Great War because lingering anti-German sentiment and assimilationist policies threatened to destroy their culture and traditions. Canada's ethnic Germans were not alone in such endeavours, as German communities around the world also attempted to retain their identity. Within Germany, there flourished a movement designed to aid and foster the protection of German ethnicity around the globe. The movement encompassed private, semi-official and official agencies. The scope of their activities touched upon every aspect of ethnic retention and affected every country in which a sizable German element resided. Funding, materials, and guidance flowed from Germany to the ethnic Germans abroad, greatly influencing the direction and content of their attempts to retain their heritage, and this included the ethnic Germans in Canada. This thesis will give perspective to Deutschtumsarbeit in Canada by placing it within the context of the global movement orchestrated from Germany. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

Indexing (details)


Subject
Canadian history;
Minority & ethnic groups;
Sociology;
Ethnic studies
Classification
0334: Canadian history
0631: Ethnic studies
Identifier / keyword
Social sciences
Title
A contribution to the study of voelkische Ideologie and Deutschtumsarbeit among the Germans in Canada during the inter-war period
Author
Ross, Gerald Gordon
Number of pages
166
Degree date
1997
School code
1099
Source
MAI 37/03M, Masters Abstracts International
ISBN
978-0-612-33442-7
Advisor
Zimmermann, Ernst
University/institution
Lakehead University (Canada)
University location
Canada -- Ontario, CA
Degree
M.A.
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language
English
Document type
Dissertation/Thesis
Dissertation/thesis number
MQ33442
ProQuest document ID
304452545
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/docview/304452545