Grams, Grant: German Emigration to Canada and the Support of its "Deutschtum" during the Weimar Republic

The Role of the "Deutsches Ausland-Institut", "Verein für das Deutschtum im Ausland" and German-Canadian Organisations. Between the years 1919 and 1933 the German government tried to control the flow of Germany's citizens emigrating abroad. During this time period of German history there existed a vast array of unofficial organisations, some with semi-official status, others being purely private, that were vying for power and influence. Each organisation had its own opinion on emigration and how to culturally support ethnic Germans living outside of Germany's borders. This study primarily analyses the role of two private German cultural institutions, the "Verein für das Deutschtum im Ausland" and the "Deutsches Ausland-Institut", their influences on German emigration to Canada and assessment of ethnic Germans already residing there. A reoccuring theme of the study will also be the particular relationship of these two private organisations with official German government institutions. Parts I to IV of the study demonstrate the German and to a lesser extent the Canadian position regarding German emigration. Parts V to XI explain the changing conditions and influences regarding this movement of people. Part XII offers an insight into some of the unusual factors and pressures that could emerge and alter the migration of Germans to foreign lands. XIII,344 Seiten, broschiert (Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe III: Geschichte und ihre Hilfswissenschaften; Vol. 889/Peter Lang Verlag 2001) Mängelexemplar/near mint