The Economy of Ethnic Cleansing

The Transformation of the German-Czech Borderlands after World War II

Nonfiction, History, European General, Modern, 20th Century
Cover of the book The Economy of Ethnic Cleansing by David Wester Gerlach, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David Wester Gerlach ISBN: 9781108169202
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: November 9, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: David Wester Gerlach
ISBN: 9781108169202
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: November 9, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

In the wake of World War II the Sudetenland became the scene of ethnic cleansing, witnessing not only the expulsion of nearly three million German speakers, but also the influx of nearly two million resettlers. Yet mob violence and nationalist hatred were not the driving forces of ethnic cleansing; instead, greed, the search for power and property, and the general dislocation of post-war Central and Eastern Europe facilitated these expulsions and the transformation of the German-Czech borderlands. These overlapping migrations produced conflict among Czechs, hardship for Germans, and facilitated the Communist Party's rise to power. Drawing on a wide range of materials from local and central archives, as well as expellee accounts, David Gerlach demonstrates how the lure of property and social mobility, as well as economic necessities, shaped the course and consequences of ethnic cleansing.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In the wake of World War II the Sudetenland became the scene of ethnic cleansing, witnessing not only the expulsion of nearly three million German speakers, but also the influx of nearly two million resettlers. Yet mob violence and nationalist hatred were not the driving forces of ethnic cleansing; instead, greed, the search for power and property, and the general dislocation of post-war Central and Eastern Europe facilitated these expulsions and the transformation of the German-Czech borderlands. These overlapping migrations produced conflict among Czechs, hardship for Germans, and facilitated the Communist Party's rise to power. Drawing on a wide range of materials from local and central archives, as well as expellee accounts, David Gerlach demonstrates how the lure of property and social mobility, as well as economic necessities, shaped the course and consequences of ethnic cleansing.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book A Grand Army of Black Men by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to George Eliot by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book Babies Made Us Modern by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book Transforming Military Power since the Cold War by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book Principles of Statistical Inference by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book Primary FRCA: OSCEs in Anaesthesia by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book Lincoln in the Atlantic World by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book Health Psychology in Australia by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book International Human Rights Law and Practice by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book Australian Commercial Law by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book A History of Thailand by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue d'oiseaux by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book The Roots of Evil by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health by David Wester Gerlach
Cover of the book Immigration and the Constraints of Justice by David Wester Gerlach
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy