Children as 'collateral damage' of nationalisation campaigns? The persecution of 'nationally unreliable' persons in Czechoslovakia after the Second World War

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Children as 'collateral damage' of nationalisation campaigns? The persecution of 'nationally unreliable' persons in Czechoslovakia after the Second World War

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The end of the Second World War brought not only major political but also societal changes to re-established Czechoslovakia. The aim of the new government was to create a state comprised solely of Czechs and Slovaks. This resulted in a strict nationalization campaign accompanied by violence and the forced deportation of nearly three million Germans from Czechoslovak territories. Against this background, the following chapter illustrates the state?s approach towards a group of children whose very existence challenged the idea of national homogeneity ? those born of Czech-German relationships. Although Czechoslovak officials eventually established formalised legal protections for these children, they were nevertheless exposed to hostilities at the hands of local-level officials and community members. Juxtaposing sources from central and local authorities as well as oral history interviews, the chapter explores this discrepancy between the official policy and its implementation. By doing so, it sheds light on local interpretation(s) of Prague?s aim to achieve national homogeneity. Moreover, with the help of oral history interviews and their analysis, the chapter also explores the repercussions Czech-German children faced in their everyday lives due to their origins. Examining the state?s policy towards Czech-German children, its implementation on a local level as well as its consequences for the children themselves, the chapter provides insight into the impact a nationalization campaign had on individuals, and in particular on their national identity.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Children as 'collateral damage' of nationalisation campaigns? The persecution of 'nationally unreliable' persons in Czechoslovakia after the Second World War

Popis výsledku anglicky

The end of the Second World War brought not only major political but also societal changes to re-established Czechoslovakia. The aim of the new government was to create a state comprised solely of Czechs and Slovaks. This resulted in a strict nationalization campaign accompanied by violence and the forced deportation of nearly three million Germans from Czechoslovak territories. Against this background, the following chapter illustrates the state?s approach towards a group of children whose very existence challenged the idea of national homogeneity ? those born of Czech-German relationships. Although Czechoslovak officials eventually established formalised legal protections for these children, they were nevertheless exposed to hostilities at the hands of local-level officials and community members. Juxtaposing sources from central and local authorities as well as oral history interviews, the chapter explores this discrepancy between the official policy and its implementation. By doing so, it sheds light on local interpretation(s) of Prague?s aim to achieve national homogeneity. Moreover, with the help of oral history interviews and their analysis, the chapter also explores the repercussions Czech-German children faced in their everyday lives due to their origins. Examining the state?s policy towards Czech-German children, its implementation on a local level as well as its consequences for the children themselves, the chapter provides insight into the impact a nationalization campaign had on individuals, and in particular on their national identity.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60101 - History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Children Born of War: Past, Present and Future

ISBN

978-0-367-19013-2

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

212-231

Počet stran knihy

372

Název nakladatele

Routledge

Místo vydání

London, New York

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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