Slavs In Germany The Sorbian Minority And The German State Since 1945
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Slavs In Germany The Sorbian Minority And The German State Since 1945
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Author : Peter Barker
language : en
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Release Date : 2000
Slavs In Germany The Sorbian Minority And The German State Since 1945 written by Peter Barker and has been published by Edwin Mellen Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
This book charts the development of the Soviet-influenced nationalities policy in the German Democratic Republic, using the internal files of the SED (Communist Party) and the Stasi to demonstrate that the German Communists, despite initial attempts by some leading figures to redress the effects of the repressive policies of the Nazi state, ultimately accepted that greater cultural autonomy for the Sorbians ran counter to their plans for the economic and political restructuring of East German society. The GDR did create Sorbian cultural institutions and the bilingual school system which have survived the upheavals of German unification in 1990.
Slavs In Germany
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Author : Peter Barker
language : en
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Release Date : 2000
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State And Minorities In Communist East Germany
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Author : Mike Dennis
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2011-08-01
State And Minorities In Communist East Germany written by Mike Dennis and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-01 with History categories.
Based on interviews and the voluminous materials in the archives of the SED, the Stasi and central and regional authorities, this volume focuses on several contrasting minorities (Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jews, ‘guest’ workers from Vietnam and Mozambique, football fans, punks, and skinheads) and their interaction with state and party bodies during Erich Honecker’s rule over the communist system. It explores how they were able to resist persecution and surveillance by instruments of the state, thus illustrating the limits on the power of the East German dictatorship and shedding light on the notion of authority as social practice.
Slav Outposts In Central European History
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Author : Gerald Stone
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-12-17
Slav Outposts In Central European History written by Gerald Stone and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-17 with History categories.
While many think of European history in terms of the major states that today make up the map of Europe, this approach tends to overlook submerged nations like the Wends, the westernmost Slavs who once inhabited the lands which later became East Germany and Western Poland. This book examines the decline and gradual erosion of the Wends from the time when they occupied all the land between the River Elbe and the River Vistula around 800 AD to the present, where they still survive in tiny enclaves south of Berlin (the Wends and Sorbs) and west of Danzig (the Kashubs). Slav Outposts in Central European History - which also includes numerous images and maps - puts the story of the Wends, the Sorbs and the Kashubs in a wider European context in order to further sophisticate our understanding of how ethnic groups, societies, confessions and states have flourished or floundered in the region. It is an important book for all students and scholars of central European history and the history of European peoples and states more generally.
The Palgrave Handbook Of Slavic Languages Identities And Borders
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Author : Tomasz Kamusella
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-29
The Palgrave Handbook Of Slavic Languages Identities And Borders written by Tomasz Kamusella and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book analyzes the creation of languages across the Slavophone areas of the world and their deployment for political projects and identity building, mainly after 1989. It offers perspectives from a number of disciplines such as sociolinguistics, socio-political history and language policy. Languages are artefacts of culture, meaning they are created by people. They are often used for identity building and maintenance, but in Central and Eastern Europe they became the basis of nation building and national statehood maintenance. The recent split of the Serbo-Croatian language in the wake of the break-up of Yugoslavia amply illustrates the highly politicized role of languages in this region, which is also home to most of the world’s Slavic-speakers. This volume presents and analyzes the creation of languages across the Slavophone areas of the world and their deployment for political projects and identity building, mainly after 1989. The overview concludes with a reflection on the recent rise of Slavophone speech communities in Western Europe and Israel. The book brings together renowned international scholars who offer a variety of perspectives from a number of disciplines and sub-fields such as sociolinguistics, socio-political history and language policy, making this book of great interest to historians, sociologists, political scientists and anthropologists interested in Central and Eastern Europe and Slavic Studies.
Encyclopedia Of The World S Minorities
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Author : Carl Skutsch
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-07
Encyclopedia Of The World S Minorities written by Carl Skutsch and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-07 with Political Science categories.
This study of minorities involves the difficult issues of rights, justice, equality, dignity, identity, autonomy, political liberties, and cultural freedoms. The A-Z Encyclopedia presents the facts, arguments, and areas of contention in over 560 entries in a clear, objective manner. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities website.
Minority Languages And Cultural Diversity In Europe
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Author : Konstanze Glaser
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Minority Languages And Cultural Diversity In Europe written by Konstanze Glaser and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book engages critically with debates about linguistic continuity and cultural survival in relation to Europe's authochthonous minorities. Focusing on Scotland's Gaels and Lusatia's Sorbs/Wends, it analyses and evaluates competing assumptions, rationales and ideologies which have shaped previous and present language revitalisation initiatives and that continue to pose dilemmas to language planners and politicians in the UK, Germany and beyond.
The People S State
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Author : Mary Fulbrook
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-12-02
The People S State written by Mary Fulbrook and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-02 with History categories.
What was life really like for East Germans, effectively imprisoned behind the Iron Curtain? The headline stories of Cold War spies and surveillance by the secret police, of political repression and corruption, do not tell the whole story. After the unification of Germany in 1990 many East Germans remembered their lives as interesting, varied, and full of educational, career, and leisure opportunities: in many ways “perfectly ordinary lives.” Using the rich resources of the newly-opened GDR archives, Mary Fulbrook investigates these conflicting narratives. She explores the transformation of East German society from the ruins of Hitler's Third Reich to a modernizing industrial state. She examines changing conceptions of normality within an authoritarian political system, and provides extraordinary insights into the ways in which individuals perceived their rights and actively sought to shape their own lives. Replacing the simplistic black-and-white concept of “totalitarianism” by the notion of a “participatory dictatorship,” this book seeks to reinstate the East German people as actors in their own history.
Antifascism After Hitler
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Author : Catherine Plum
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-02-20
Antifascism After Hitler written by Catherine Plum and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-20 with History categories.
Antifascism After Hitler investigates the antifascist stories, memory sites and youth reception that were critical to the success of political education in East German schools and extracurricular activities. As the German Democratic Republic (GDR) promoted national identity and socialist consciousness, two of the most potent historical narratives to permeate youth education became tales of communist resistors who fought against fascism and the heroic deeds of the Red Army in World War II. These stories and iconic images illustrate the message that was presented to school-age children and adolescents in stages as they advanced through school and participated in the official communist youth organizations and other activities. This text delivers the first comprehensive study of youth antifascism in the GDR, extending scholarship beyond the level of the state to consider the everyday contributions of local institutions and youth mentors responsible for conveying stories and commemorative practices to generations born during WWII and after the defeat of fascism. While the government sought to use educators and former resistance fighters as ideological shock troops, it could not completely dictate how these stories would be told, with memory intermediaries altering at times the narrative and message. Using a variety of primary sources including oral history interviews, the author also assesses how students viewed antifascism, with reactions ranging from strong identification to indifference and dissent. Antifascist education and commemoration were never simply state-prescribed and were not as "participation-less" as some scholars and contemporary observers claim, even as educators fought a losing battle to maintain enthusiasm.
Ethnicity Nationalism And The European Cold War
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Author : Robert Knight
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-03-29
Ethnicity Nationalism And The European Cold War written by Robert Knight and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-29 with History categories.
Explores the continuity of ethnic and national politics during the Cold War.