Recovered territory a German-Polish conflict over land and culture, 1919-89 / by Peter Polak-Springer.
| Author/creator | Polak-Springer, Peter |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Berghahn Books, 2015. |
| Description | xxi, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The making of a contested borderland, 1871-1939 -- A transnational tradition of border rallies, 1922-34 -- Acculturating an industrial borderland, 1926-39 -- Giving "Polish Silesia" a "German" face, 1939-45 -- Recovering "Polish Silesia," 1945-56 -- Epilogue: From revisionism to Ostpolitik and beyond. |
| Scope and content | "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, political and cultural actors from both nations developed a transnational culture of territorial rivalry. Architecture, spaces of memory, films, museums, folklore, language policy, mass rallies, and archeological digs were some of the means they used to give the borderland a 'German'/'Polish' face. Representative of the wider politics of twentieth-century Europe, the situation in Upper Silesia played a critical role in the making of history's most violent and uprooting eras, 1939-1950"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-268) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015003132 |
| ISBN | 9781782388876 (hardback : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9781785338144 (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |