1st Edition

The Transfer of the Sudeten Germans A Study of Czech-German Relations 1933–1962

By Radomír Luža Copyright 1964
394 Pages
by Routledge

394 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1964, this is a scholarly study of the transfer of the German minority from Czechoslovakia after World War II. To fully understand the transfer, one must trace the history of its antecedents and the book does this by discussing the significance of three decades of German-Czech relations. The introduction outlines the geo-economic and social factors which underlie the heart... Read more

Introduction: Economic and Social Foundations of the German-Czech Problem Part 1: Historical Background 1. Czechoslovakia and Her Germans 2. Forces of German Nationalism Part 2: The Rise of Nazism in Czechoslovakia 3. The Foundation of the Henlein Party 4. Preparations 5. Munich 6. The Dismemberment of Czechoslovakia Part 3: Decisive Years 7. The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and the Forces of Germanization 8. Terror and Resistance 9. The Czechoslovak Political Movement Abroad and the Preparations for International Recognition of the Republic 10. The End of the War Part 4: The Transfer 11. From Chaos to Order 12. Potsdam and the Organized Transfer 13. The Final Balance Sheet 14. Present Prospects and Perils.

Biography

Radomír Luža (1922–2009)

Original Reviews of The Transfer of the Sudenten Germans:

‘[a] thorough examination of the social and economic foundations of the Czech-German problem…’ H. Gordon Skilling, Slavic Review, Vol 25, No. 4 (1966)

‘ The greatest value of Dr. Luza's work is its ability to frame in proper socio-political and historical perspective the entire Sudeten German problem…Dr. Luza is to be commended…for his careful presentation of the Czech-German problem…’ Ludvik Nemec, The Polish Review, Vol 10, No. 3 (1965).