Redrawing Nations

Ethnic Cleansing in East-Central Europe, 1944-1948

AvPhilipp Ther,Ana Siljak

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

Del i serien Harvard Cold War Studies Book Series

833 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

After World War II, some 12 million Germans, 3 million Poles and Ukrainians, and tens of thousands of Hungarians were expelled from their homes and forced to migrate to their supposed countries of origin. Using freshly available materials from Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Czechoslovak, German, British, and American archives, the contributors to this book provide a sweeping, detailed account of the turmoil caused by the huge wave of forced migration during the nascent Cold War. The book also documents the deep and lasting political, social, and economic consequences of this traumatic time, raising difficult questions about the effect of forced migration on postwar reconstruction, the rise of Communism, and the growing tensions between Western Europe and the Eastern bloc. Those interested in European Cold-War history will find this book indispensable for understanding the profound—but hitherto little known—upheavals caused by the massive ethnic cleansing that took place from 1944 to 1948.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-11-13
Mått:153 x 229 x 27 mm
Vikt:522 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Harvard Cold War Studies Book Series
Antal sidor:356
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742510944

Utforska kategorier

Mer om författaren

Philipp Ther is professor in the Department of History and Civilisation at the European University Institute. Ana Siljak is managing editor of the Journal of Cold War Studies.

Recensioner i media

Powerful. . . . These compelling essays . . . incorporate new archival researches and transnational historiographic reflection, and the authors consistently underscore the broader implications of the expulsion, resettlement, and awkward integration of millions of people for our understanding of nation building and global political strategies.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Series ForewordChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 A Century of Forced Migration: The Origins and Consequences of Ethnic CleansingPart 4 Part I: Creating a Polish Nation-StateChapter 5 Forced Migration and the Transformation of Polish Society in the Postwar PeriodChapter 6 "Cleansing" Poland of Germans: The Province of Pomerania, 1945-1949Chapter 7 Who Is a Pole, and Who Is a German? The Province of Olsztyn in 1945Chapter 8 De-Germanization and "Re-Polonization" in Upper Silesia, 1945-1950Chapter 9 Gathering Poles into Poland: Forced Migration from Poland's Former Eastern TerritoriesChapter 10 Expulsion, Resettlement, Civil Strife: The Fate of Poland´s Ukrainians, 1944-1947Chapter 11 Overcoming Ukrainian Resistance: The Deportation of Ukrainians within Poland in 1947Part 12 Part II: Retribution and Expulsion in CzechoslovakiaChapter 13 The Mechanics of Ethnic Cleansing: The Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1945-1947Chapter 14 To Prosecute or to Expel? Czechoslovak Retribution and the "Transfer" of Sudeten GermansChapter 15 The Social and Economic Consequences of Resettling Czechs into Northwestern Bohemia, 1945-1947Part 16 Part III: German Refugees and the New German StatesChapter 17 Compelling the Assimilation of Expellees in the Soviet Zone of Occupation and the GDRChapter 18 Social Conflict and Social Transformation in the Integration of Expellees into Rural Brandenburg, 1945-1952Chapter 19 The German Refugees and Expellees from the East and the Creation of a Western German Identity after World War IIChapter 20 Conclusion