Nation and Loyalty in a German-Polish Borderland: Upper Silesia, 1848-1960

ISBN-13: 9781108463980 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 347 str.

Brendan Karch

Opis

A century-long struggle to make a borderland population into loyal Germans or Poles drove nationalist activists to radical measures.

Recenzje

'It is a refreshing and entertaining read and substantially contributes to current discussions on nationalities and ethnically mixed borderlands.' Jochen Böhler, Journal of Modern History

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The battle before: Catholicism and the making of upper Silesians, 1848-1890; 2. Nationalism's debut: imagining a Polish community, 1890–1914; 3. Breakdown: World War I and the upper Silesian plebiscite, 1914–1921; 4. The Weimar gap: democracy and nationalism, 1922–1933; 5. Reprieve: Jews between Germany, Poland, and the League of Nations; 6. The instrumental Volksgemeinschaft: making 'loyal' Germans, 1933–1944; 7. The postwar ultimatum: making 'loyal' Poles after 1945; Epilogue.