how Breslau became Wroc�aw during the century of expulsions Thum, Gregor 1967- creator Lampert, Tom. Brown, Allison. Martin, W. Tilbury, Jasper. ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. nju Princeton Princeton University Press c2011 2011 monographic eng ger

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xl, 508 p. : ill. A note on names -- Prologue: A dual tragedy -- The destruction of Breslau -- Poland's shift to the west -- pt. 1. The postwar era : rupture and survival -- Takeover -- Moving people -- A loss of substance -- Reconstruction -- pt. 2. The politics of the past : the city's transformation -- The impermanence syndrome -- Propaganda as necessity -- Mythicizing history -- Cleansing memory -- The pillars of an imagined tradition -- Old town, new contexts -- pt. 3. Prospects -- Amputated memory and the turning point of 1989 -- Appendix 1: List of abbrevations -- Appendix 2: Translations of Polish institutions -- Appendix 3: List of Polish and German street names. Gregor Thum ; translated from the German by Tom Lampert and Allison Brown ; translation of Polish sources by W. Martin and Jasper Tilbury. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. e-pl--- e-gx--- World War, 1939-1945 Influence World War, 1939-1945 Deportations from Poland Forced migration Poland Wroc�aw History 20th century Social change Poland Wroc�aw History 20th century City and town life Poland Wroc�aw History 20th century Collective memory Poland Wroc�aw History 20th century Wroc�aw (Poland) History 20th century Oder-Neisse Line (Germany and Poland) Wroc�aw (Poland) Social conditions 20th century DK4780.3 .T413 2011eb 943.8/52 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10481992 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10481992 CaPaEBR 101001 ebr10481992