The politics, memory, and commemoration of the postwar camps for Germans in Poland (1945-1949) : breaking the conspiracy of silence / Piotr Madajczyk, Magdalena Lemańczyk, and Paweł Popieliński.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madajczyk, Piotr, author.

Lemańczyk, Magdalena, 1980- author.

Popieliński, Paweł, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Routledge studies in modern European history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germans--Poland--History--20th century.

Germans.

Internment camps--Poland--History--20th century.

Internment camps.

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

Forced migration.

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

Population transfers.

Collective memory--Poland.

Collective memory.

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

Poland.

Poland--Politics and government--1989-.

Poland--Relations--Germany.

Germany--Relations--Poland.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 262 pages) : illustrations (black and white.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2027.

Contents:

In communist Poland

After the 1989 transition

The symbolism of the postwar camps in Poland and the problem of trauma

Memory and commemoration : between emotions and politics

Memory contexts: dimensions, creations, and (re)interpretations

Mysterious ways of commemorations : challenges and risks

Are we forgetting? The issue of the postwar camps in Poland in the Polish and German public spheres

Concluding remarks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version Politics, memory, and commemoration of the postwar camps for Germans in Poland (1945-1949)

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781003767206 (electronic bk.)

1003767206 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

90104771198

CIPO000395713

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