Description
Book SynopsisAt 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. -- .
Table of ContentsAbbreviations
Introduction
1. The origins of the refugee problem
2. The influx of refugees into Germany and its problems, 1945–50
3. Relations between the refugee and native populations, 1945–50
4. Refugees and political parties, 1945–50
5. The integration of the refugees into (West) Germany after 1950
6. The issue of political radicalisation
7. Refugees in the Soviet Occupation Zone / German Democratic Republic
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
