"We bow down to you, Piast land, and take you in our arms like a mother". The Appropriation, Domestication, and Adaptation of the Space of the Oława and the Surrounding Area (Lower Silesia) in the Second Half of the 1940s Cover Image

"Kłaniamy się tobie ziemio piastowska i bierzemy cię w ramiona jak matkę". Oswajanie, udomawianie i adaptacja przestrzeni Oławy i okolic (Dolny Śląsk) w drugiej połowie lat czterdziestych XX wieku
"We bow down to you, Piast land, and take you in our arms like a mother". The Appropriation, Domestication, and Adaptation of the Space of the Oława and the Surrounding Area (Lower Silesia) in the Second Half of the 1940s

Author(s): Kacper Rosner-Leszczyński
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Oława; Oława district; appropriating; cultural landscape; 'Recovered Territories';

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the post-war methods used for appropriating and domesticating space in the Oława district by the settlers who moved there. By utilising previously overlooked sources and comparing them with existing literature on the topic, it establishes the events surrounding the 'touching moment' in the Oława district and their subsequent effects. Additionally, the article aims to highlight the previously marginalised regions of Lower Silesia.

  • Issue Year: 57/2025
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 123-142
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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