TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jesenský,Marcel
TI  - The Slovak-Polish border, 1918-1947 /Marcel Jesenský
SN  - 9781137449641
AV  - DB2078 .S568 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - [Basingstoke]
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - History
KW  - History of World War II and the Holocaust
KW  - European History
KW  - International Relations
KW  - Modern History
KW  - Diplomacy
KW  - History of Military
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 1. Introduction --; 2. Historical Outline --; 3. Two States and Three Disputes --; 4. All roads lead to Spa? --; 5. Rapprochement through Javorina? --; 6. (Un)Doing Injustices --; 7. Whose Line Is It Anyway? --; 8. 1945 and Beyond: The ghosts of Munich --; 9. Conclusion; 2; b
N2  - Extraordinary in its detail, Marcel Jesenský's work chronicles the story of Orava and Spis in the 1918-1947 period, an 'unusually difficult and complex' subject in relations of the Slovaks, Czechs and Poles. Jesenský provides a compelling account of how the 'beauty contest' between Czecho-Slovakia and Poland for primacy in Central Europe, the legacy of the 1919 Paris Peace Conference and a lack of understanding on both sides led to a failure to reconcile mutual strategic objectives with territorial claims. The book is structured to lead the reader chronologically through the events, decisions and dilemmas related to the delimitation of the Slovak - Polish border. Today, as in the post-WWI era, the concept of self-determination defers to domestic and foreign policy interests and deals with conflicting and irreconcilable claims. This work, invaluable for readers interested in Central Europe, presents its subject in its historical context and provides answers to assist its understanding
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