German Blood -- Polish Mind? Exploring the Immigration Histories of Resettlers from Poland to West Germany, 1970s--1990
- Degree Grantor:
- University of California, Santa Barbara. History
- Degree Supervisor:
- Harold Marcuse
- Place of Publication:
- [Santa Barbara, Calif.]
- Publisher:
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Creation Date:
- 2012
- Issued Date:
- 2012
- Topics:
- Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Sociology, Social Structure and Development, East European Studies, European Studies, and History, European
- Keywords:
- Aussiedler,
Oral History,
Polish,
Resettlers,
Immigration, and
Ethnic Germans - Genres:
- Online resources and Dissertations, Academic
- Dissertation:
- Ph.D.--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2012
- Description:
This study examines the immigration of Polish resettlers to West Germany during the 1970s and 1980s. During this time nearly one million Poles immigrated to West Germany. The majority of them were able to claim German citizenship by documenting their German ethnic origins. They became known as Aussiedler, resettlers. Enjoying the legal privileges of immediate citizenship, they attracted only minor public attention as immigrants. Perhaps it was the cultural and political invisibility that eclipsed their experience as immigrants and earned the Poles the reputation of successful and exemplary integrators. Yet, if publicly the resettlers remained unnoticed as migrants, how did they experience the processes of immigration and integration on an individual level? Using oral histories, this research documents how the Polish resettlers remembered their past. Through the analysis of the personal stories, the study reveals the ways in which they contextualized their resettler history and made sense of who they are as German citizens with Polish biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (268 pages)
- Format:
- Text
- Collection(s):
- UCSB electronic theses and dissertations
- Other Versions:
- http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3540177
- ARK:
- ark:/48907/f3cn71v1
- ISBN:
- 9781267648396
- Catalog System Number:
- 990038915280203776
- Copyright:
- Mira Foster, 2012
- Rights:
- In Copyright
- Copyright Holder:
- Mira Foster
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