Beyond the border : young minorities in the Danish-German borderlands, 1955-1971 / Tobias Haimin Wung-Sung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wung-Sung, Tobias (Tobias Haimin), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germans--Denmark--History--20th century.

Germans.

Danes--Germany--History--20th century.

Danes.

Minority youth--Denmark--History--20th century.

Minority youth.

Minority youth--Germany--History--20th century.

Social aspects.

Borderlands.

History.

Ethnic relations.

Denmark--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Denmark.

Germany--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Germany.

Borderlands--Denmark--History--20th century.

Borderlands--Germany--History--20th century.

Cold War--Social aspects--Denmark.

Cold War.

Cold War--Social aspects--Germany.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 254 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn, 2019.

Summary:

"In the nineteenth century, the hotly disputed border region between Denmark and Germany was the focus of an intricate conflict that complicates questions of ethnic and national identity even today. Beyond the Border reconstructs the experiences of both Danish and German minority youths living in the area from the 1950s to the 1970s, a period in which relations remained tense amid the broader developments of Cold War geopolitics. Drawing on a remarkable variety of archival and oral sources, the author provides a rich and fine-grained analysis that encompasses political issues from the NATO alliance and European integration to everyday life and popular culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Strong spirits and healing wounds : the minorities during conflicts and aftermath, pre-1955

Unlikely Cold-War allies : young challenges to the border struggle and isolationism, c. 1955-1962

New ideas of a united Europe : generational differences on being Danish, German and European, c. 1955-1963

Contesting, celebrating and questioning : generational differences on the past and politics, c. 1960-65

Young people enjoying life and having fun : life is too good to fight a national struggle, c. 1957-1967

But who are we...? : independent young voices on kin-state relations and perceptions of the meanings of belonging to a national minority, c. 1965-1970

Young people of their time? Gender, global interests and (non) rebellions, c. 1967-1971.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wung-Sung, Tobias (Tobias Haimin), author. Beyond the border

ISBN:

9781789201741

1789201748

OCLC:

1080556459