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A Cold War in the Soviet Bloc : Polish-East German relations, 1945-1962 / Sheldon Anderson.
Van Pelt Library DK4185.G3 A53 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Anderson, Sheldon R., 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations.
- Poland--Foreign relations--Germany (East).
- Poland.
- Germany (East).
- Germany (East)--Foreign relations--Poland.
- Poland--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 314 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001.
- Contents:
- 1 "There Are No Good Germans": The Myth of Proletarian Internationalism, 1945-1949 10
- The Prospects for German Communism 12
- The German and Polish Communists Before 1945 13
- The PPR's Anti-German Propaganda 15
- The SED Promotes Socialist Solidarity with Poland 17
- Gomulka's Fall and the Stalinization of Party Relations 19
- 2 The Controversy over the Oder-Neisse Border, 1946-1949 31
- Poland's Claims to the Oder-Neisse Border 33
- The SED Rejects the Oder-Neisse Line 35
- The SED Officially Recognizes the Oder-Neisse Border 40
- 3 The Myth of the Stalinist Brotherhood, 1949-1954 52
- Poland and the German Problem 59
- Polish-German "Friendship," 61
- The New Course and the June Uprising in the GDR 65
- 4 The Problems of German Repatriation, Reparations, and Trade, 1945-1953 76
- The Problem of the Germans in Poland 77
- Repatriation of the Germans from Poland, 1949-1953 79
- Disputes over Reparations and Trade, 1945-1953 82
- The Synchronization of the Socialist Economies, 1948-1953 84
- 5 German Remilitarization and the Polish Thaw, 1954-1955 96
- Poland and the East German Peoples' Army 102
- The SED Restricts Cultural Contacts 103
- 6 Khrushchev's De-Stalinization Speech and Gomulka's Return to Power, January-October, 1956 114
- The Poznan Revolt 117
- The Border Controversy Resurfaces 120
- Gomulka's Election as First Secretary 122
- The Suppression of the Hungarian Revolt 127
- 7 The Cold Winter of Polish-East German Relations, 1956-1957 134
- The SED Limits Cultural Exchanges 138
- Ulbricht Rejects Gomulka's National Road to Communism 141
- The Debate over Collectivization 144
- Poland's Western Territories 146
- Heymann's Recall 148
- The Harich Affair 149
- Lasota and the Closing of Po Prostu 151
- 8 Gomulka's Trade Policies and the Recurring Problem of German Repatriation, 1953-1957 159
- Poland's Trade with the West in 1956 161
- Gomulka's Foreign Economic Policy 164
- The Recurring Problem of the Germans in Poland 169
- The Registration of the Germans in Poland 172
- 9 Gomulka's Foreign Policy and the First Ulbricht-Gomulka Summit, 1956-1957 184
- The SED Tightens Controls on Tourism 189
- Gomulka Meets Ulbricht 190
- The Aftermath of the Summit 195
- Relations at the End of 1957 198
- 10 The Rapacki Plan and the German Question, 1957-1959 204
- Poland's Relations with West Germany 207
- The Berlin Crisis 211
- The Problem of Trade with West Germany and West Berlin 213
- 11 The Right Road to Socialism and Ulbricht's Visit to Poland, 1958-1959 222
- Cultural Relations Remain Frozen 224
- The SED Criticizes PZPR Church Policy 226
- The December Summit 228
- No Consensus on Germany or the Border 232
- 12 The GDR as a Model for Polish Socialism, 1959-1961 241
- Ongoing Problems in Cultural Affairs 244
- Defending the Oder-Neisse Border 248
- The SED and Gomulka's Policy Toward the West 249
- Toward Detente in 1961 253
- 13 The Berlin Wall and the Detente in Polish-East German Relations, 1961-1962 259
- The Border and Germany 262
- Unresolved Policy Differences 264
- Chronic Economic Disputes 266
- The Third Gomulka-Ulbricht Summit 272.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0813337836
- OCLC:
- 44860855
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