ISBN:
9783039119752
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (312 p)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The Kashubs: Past and Present
DDC:
305.891/85
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The Kashubs, a regional autochthonous group inhabiting northern Poland, represent one of the most dynamic ethnic groups in Europe. As a community, they have undergone significant political, social, economic and cultural change over the last hundred years. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Kashubs were citizens of Germany. In the period between the two World Wars they were divided between three political entities: the Republic of Poland, the Free City of Danzig and Germany. During the Second World War, many Kashubs were murdered, and communist Poland subsequently tried to destroy t
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgements vii; Cezary Obracht-Prondzyński and Tomasz WicherkiewiczIntroduction 1; Józef BorzyszkowskiA History of the Kashubs until the End of Communism 5; Jerzy TrederThe Kashubian Language and its Dialects: The Range of Use 75; Jerzy Treder and Cezary Obracht-ProndzyńskiKashubian Literature:The Phenomenon, its History and its Social Dimension 109; Tomasz WicherkiewiczLanguage Policy and the Sociolinguistics of Kashubian 141; Cezary Obracht-ProndzyńskiDilemmas of Modern Kashubian Identity and Culture 179; Appendices 227; Bibliography 257; Index 275;
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