Recovered territory : a German-Polish conflict over land and culture, 1919-89 / by Peter Polak-Springer

"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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Main Authors:Polak-Springer, Peter (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:New York ; Oxford : Berghahn, 2015
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
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.