Informal Communication and Occupation in the Polish Borderlands
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Informal Communication and Occupation in the Polish Borderlands: Fragmented Worlds in East Upper Silesia, 1939–1945(Poland: Transnational Histories)

Informal Communication and Occupation in the Polish Borderlands: Fragmented Worlds in East Upper Silesia, 1939–1945(Poland: Transnational Histories)


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The book explores the neglected role and social dynamics of informal communication – interpersonal channels not controlled “from above” – in the region of Upper Silesia under the German occupation during the Second World War (1939–1945). Whereas the classic dichotomies, such as private-public and formal-informal, have been widely explored and discussed in the humanities, the main focus of this volume lies in the reconstruction of the information landscape of wartime and its deployment by families, co-workers, neighbours, and other social groups. Through the prism of personal stories, the book analyses functions and forms of informal communication that existed in a contextual and ephemeral way such as gossip, rumours, and workers’ conversations, offering an interdisciplinary perspective on everyday life during this period. Informal Communication and Occupation in the Polish Borderlands is primarily aimed at scholars of contemporary history, social history, and Eastern European history, while its important lens as a study of fake news and misinformation in modern times will also be engaging to undergraduate classrooms and general readers.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1. Upper Silesia – A Historical Context 2. Informality and Sense-Making Practices in the Borderland 3. It is said…: Communal Lives – Collective Talk 4. Communication and Relations in Places of Forced Co-Existence 5. So Close and Yet So Far: Maintaining Familial Relations and Friendships under the German Occupation, Conclusion

About the Author :
Izabela Paszko is a social anthropologist with a PhD in history and works at the German Historical Institute Warsaw. Her scientific interests evolve around social history, commemorating practices and anthropology of everyday life.

Review :
"Combining an interdisciplinary approach with the historian's keen eye for the sources, Paszko's innovative and richly documented study tests the borders between private and public, shedding new light on community, intimacy, adaptation, resistance, and survival under the German occupation." Jonathan Huener, Miller Distinguished Professor of Holocaust Studies, University of Vermont, US


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781041073000
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Poland: Transnational Histories
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1041073003
  • Publisher Date: 18 Nov 2025
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 388
  • Sub Title: Fragmented Worlds in East Upper Silesia, 1939–1945


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