TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cezary Obracht-Prondzynski
AU  - Tomasz Wicherkiewicz
PY  - 2012
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1662-9116
SN  - 9783035301847
TI  - The Kashubs: Past and Present
T2  - Past and Present
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-0353-0184-7
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1043871
N2  - 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 the social ties that bound the community together. The year 1989 finally brought about a democratic breakthrough, at which point the Kashubs became actively engaged in the construction of their regional identity, with the Kashubian language performing a particularly important role.  This volume is the first scholarly monograph on the history, culture and language of the Kashubs to be published in English since 1935. The book systematically explores the most important aspects of Kashubian identity – national, regional, linguistic, cultural and religious – from both historical and contemporary perspectives.
KW  - history, culture and language of the Kashubs, Kashubian identity, northern Poland, communist Poland, The Kashubs, a regional autochthonous group
LA  - English
ER  -