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We Who Are So Cosmopolitan

The War Diary of Constance Graeffe, 1914-1915
ID 455948
Slug we-who-are-so-cosmopolitan-sophie-de-schaepdrijver-2
Contributors
Author : Sophie de Schaepdrijver
Annotation
Description <p>Constance Graeffe (1874-1950), the wife of an affluent businessman and a mother of five, lived in Brussels during World War One. Her background was English and French; her husband was of German descent. The family&rsquo;s transnational allegiances came under great pressure in the polarized atmosphere of a city under German military occupation.</p> <p>Constance Graeffe&rsquo;s diary, kept from August 1914 through December 1915, expresses these tensions. A private citizen&rsquo;s attempt to grasp the war and chart her own course within it, this extraordinary document allows the reader to map the Great War&rsquo;s impact upon a family.</p>
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Subjects
680 Geschiedenis algemeen NUR
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Publisher Algemeen Rijksarchief
Imprint
Language eng
Page count 552
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Publication date first 2008-11-03
Publication date latest 2016-03-16
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  • ISBN: 9789057460906 (BC)
  • ISBN: 9789057467059 (EA)

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