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Orphans of Versailles : the Germans in Western Poland, 1918-1939 /

The lands Germany ceded to Poland after World War I included more than one million ethnic Germans for whom the change meant a sharp reversal of roles. The Polish government now confronted a German minority in a region where power relationships had been the other way around for more than a century. O...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blanke, Richard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The lands Germany ceded to Poland after World War I included more than one million ethnic Germans for whom the change meant a sharp reversal of roles. The Polish government now confronted a German minority in a region where power relationships had been the other way around for more than a century. Orphans of Versailles examines the complex psychological and political situation of Germans consigned to Poland, their treatment by the Polish government and society, their diverse strategies for survival, their place in international relations, and the impact of National Socialism. Not a one-sided st.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (329 pages)
ISBN:9780813161396
0813161398