Peace at All Costs
Catholic Intellectuals, Journalists, and Media in Postwar Polish-German Reconciliation
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 11. Juli 2019
254 Seiten
978-1-80539-425-9 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Although it was characterized by simmering international tensions, the early Cold War also witnessed dramatic instances of reconciliation between states, as former antagonists rebuilt political, economic, and cultural ties in the wake of the Second World War. And such efforts were not confined to official diplomacy, as this study of postwar rapprochement between Poland and West Germany demonstrates. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Peace at All Costs follows Polish and German non-state activists who attempted to establish dialogue in the 1950s and 1960s, showing how they achieved modest successes and media attention at the cost of more nuanced approaches to their national histories and identities.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"This knowledgeably written study succeeds in exemplarily reopening a conceptual approach that is important for international relations on a hitherto rather neglected source basis and providing important insights for the understanding of both discourses of reconciliation in general and the history of German-Polish relations in particular." * Jahrbuecher fuer Geschichte Osteuropas"Frieberg's thoughtful and highly informative study of the Polish-German case is a welcome addition to the very limited English-language literature on this topic. A must-read for students of postwar German-Polish relations, this book will hopefully inspire further studies in this field and encourage more historians to pay attention to television as an understudied but critical source to explore changing perceptions in postwar Europe." * Central European History
"The author's well-informed synthesis of the West German history of the media, focusing on Poland, as well as the fact that Frieberg interviewed many of the protagonists of her book, count among the strengths of this volume. In addition, it appears at a time, when a historically grounded and at the same time future-oriented interaction with the German neighbor is more urgently needed than at any time since 1989." * Zeitschrift fuer Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung / Journal of East Central European Studies
"This book provides a valuable view into the mechanisms of reconciliation in the wake of terrible atrocities. It also complicates, in a useful and provocative way, the standard narrative of German-Polish relations after the Second World War." * Jesse Kauffman, Eastern Michigan University
"Based on extensive archival and media research, Peace at All Costs chronicles in incredible detail Polish-German postwar reconciliation efforts. By giving such a vivid account of the personalities and motivations behind this process, it puts a human face on a political narrative." * Malgorzata Fidelis, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Auflage
1. Auflage
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
Oxford
Großbritannien
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Bibliography; Index
ISBN-13
978-1-80539-425-9 (9781805394259)
DOI
10.3167/9781789200249
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Person
Annika Elisabet Frieberg is Associate Professor of History at San Diego State University. Her research and teaching focus on war and genocide, gender, conflict resolution, media, and national and transnational questions in northern and Central Europe. She is the co-editor of the volume Reconciling with the Past: Resources and Obstacles in a Global Perspective (Routledge, 2017).
Inhalt
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Unexpected Meetings and New Beginnings. Inspirations, Transformations, and Opportunities, 1939-1958
Chapter 2. Victims, Heroes, and Dark Reflections: Polish Travelers, West German Journalists, and the New Relations, 1958-1964
Chapter 3. Radio Relations: Klaus von Bismarck, Poland, and the Audiovisual Media Institutes
Chapter 4. Televising the Territorial Conflict: Documentary Portrayals of Polish-German Relations
Chapter 5. Of Forgiving and Forgetting: The Religious Memoranda and the Media, 1961-1968
Chapter 6. Brandt-ing Reconciliation: Politics, Media, and New Relations, 1968-1972
Chapter 7. Remembering and Rewriting Reconciliation: The 1990s
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Chapter 1. Unexpected Meetings and New Beginnings. Inspirations, Transformations, and Opportunities, 1939-1958
Chapter 2. Victims, Heroes, and Dark Reflections: Polish Travelers, West German Journalists, and the New Relations, 1958-1964
Chapter 3. Radio Relations: Klaus von Bismarck, Poland, and the Audiovisual Media Institutes
Chapter 4. Televising the Territorial Conflict: Documentary Portrayals of Polish-German Relations
Chapter 5. Of Forgiving and Forgetting: The Religious Memoranda and the Media, 1961-1968
Chapter 6. Brandt-ing Reconciliation: Politics, Media, and New Relations, 1968-1972
Chapter 7. Remembering and Rewriting Reconciliation: The 1990s
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
