Description
Book Synopsis Studying the German-Polish ethnic relations, this book analyses the people and region through their respective borderlands, migration, official cooperation and unofficial suspicions across the border. The main conclusion is that, while officialdom is generally keen to develop cross-border ties, which ordinary people do take advantage of, these tend to be much more sceptical of the potential impact to their lives in what remains an economically depressed area despite cross-border cooperation having been possible for several decades.
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Table of Contents Introduction
Chapter 1. The Historical Foundations of German–Polish Relations I: From the Beginnings to the First World War
Chapter 2. The Historical Foundations of German–Polish Relations II: From the First World War to the Present
Chapter 3. National and Regional Identities in Germany and Poland
Chapter 4. Polish Minorities in Germany: The 120% Deutsche
Chapter 5. Regions in Poland I: Ziemia Lubuska – Forgotten by Germany?
Chapter 6. Administrative Reform, Cross-Border Relations and Regional Identity in Western Poland and Eastern Germany
Chapter 7. Regions in Poland II: Silesia – German, Polish, or Wasserpolnisch?
Chapter 8. Updates, 2010, 2014
Conclusion
References
Index
