Recovered territory : a German-Polish conflict over land and culture 1919-89

"Upper Silesia, one of Central Europe's most important industrial borderlands, was at the center of heated conflict between Germany and Poland and experienced annexations and border re-drawings in 1922, 1939, and 1945. In their interaction with--and mutual influence on--one another, politi...

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Auteur principal: Polak-Springer, Peter (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Berghahn Books
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: New York Oxford : Berghahn books, 2015
Sujets:Borderlands Transnationalism Deutschland Polen Oberschlesien Politischer Konflikt Geschichte 1919-1989 Grenze
Description matérielle:XXI, 280 Seiten
Table des matières:
  • 1. The making of a contested borderland, 1871-1939
  • 2. A transnational tradition of border rallies, 1922-34
  • 3. Acculturating an industrial borderland, 1926-39
  • 4. Giving "Polish Silesia" a "German" face, 1939-45
  • 5. Recovering "Polish Silesia," 1945-56
  • Epilogue: From revisionism to Ostpolitik and beyond.