Refugees and expellees in post-war Germany / Ian Connor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Connor, Ian, Dr., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Germany--History--20th century.

Refugees.

Refugees--Germany--Social conditions--20th century.

Germany--Politics and government--1945-1990.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 266 pages, 5 pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2007.

Summary:

At the end of the Second World War, some 12 million German refugees and expellees fled or were expelled from their homelands in Eastern and Central Europe into what remained of the former Reich. This book examines their economic, social and political integration in Germany from 1945 up to the present day.

Contents:

The origins of the refugee problem

The influx of refugees into Germany and its problems, 1945-50

Relations between the refugee and native populations, 1945-50

Refugees and political parties, 1945-50

The integration of the refugees into (West) Germany after 1950

the issue of political radicalisation

Refugees in the Soviet Occupation Zone/German Democratic Republic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 22, 2026).

ISBN:

1-5261-2980-9

OCLC:

1029668429