Uprooted : How Post-WWII Population Transfers Remade Europe / Volha Charnysh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charnysh, Volha, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in comparative politics

Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population transfers--Germans--History--20th century.

Forced migration--Germany (West)--History.

Forced migration--Poland--History--20th century.

World War, 1939-1945--Peace.

Germany (West)--Politics and government.

Poland--Politics and government--1945-1980.

Europe--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 313 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"This book explores how mass displacement affects social and economic development, showing that the resettlement of millions of Germans and Poles after WWII produced stronger states and more prosperous societies. It advances research on ethnicity, migration, and state-building and provides lessons for policymakers dealing with forced displacement"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Understanding forced migration

Europe's zero hour : population transfers in the aftermath of WWII

Cooperation in homogeneous and heterogeneous Polish villages

Forced migration and public goods contributions in West Germany

State-building in the Polish Wild West

Expellees and the state in West Germany

Economic implications of cultural diversity in Western Poland

Economic legacies of forced migration in West Germany

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Nov 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009441988

1009441981

9781009442015

1009442015

9781009441995

100944199X