The Culmination of Conflict: The Ukrainian-Polish Civil War and the Expulsion of Ukrainians After the Second World War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783838208954)

As Germany fought the Soviet Union during World War II, a much smaller but equally vicious struggle was unfolding in southeastern Poland, fueled by longstanding ethnic and territorial conflicts between Poles and Ukrainians. Both sides organized large partisan armies and sought control over territory each deemed integral to their postwar national visions. The violence reached a fever pitch in the years immediately following the war. This comprehensive study surveys Polish-Ukrainian relations dating back to the tenth century. Rapawy follows centuries of ethnic strife, population shifts, and the formation of national states after the First World War on multi-ethnic territories, illuminating the long-term historical processes that informed later events.

Author: Stephen Rapawy
ISBN-10: 3838208951
ISBN-13: 9783838208954
Publisher: Ibidem Press
Language: English
Published: 05/03/2016
Pages: 450
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 1.30d