Kingdom of Barracks: Polish Displaced Persons in Allied-Occupied Germany and Austria 9780228018377

Bringing to life experiences of forgotten refugees of the postwar era. Kingdom of Barracks depicts the texture of ever

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Kingdom of Barracks: Polish Displaced Persons in Allied-Occupied Germany and Austria
9780228018377

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Katarzyna Nowak

Table of contents :
Cover
KINGDOM OF BARRACKS
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 “We, the Polish Wartime Refugeedom”: Poles and Polishness at the End of World War II
2 “Care and Control”: Peace in the Ruins of the Third Reich
3 “The Common Fate of the Exiled”: Voices of the Polish Refugeedom
4 In the “Kingdom of Barracks”: Refugees’ Counternarratives and Resistance Strategies
5 “Poles Are a Phoenix among the Nations”: Revival of a Human, Rebirth of the Nation
6 “Changing Human Rags into a Rightful Man and a Citizen”: The Civilizing Mission in the Archipelago of Refugee Camps
7 “Where Should We Go?”: Propaganda, Emotions, and Debates around Repatriation
8 “Slave Market in the Heart of Europe”: Resettlement and Remaking of the Polish Diaspora
Conclusion
Figures
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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