Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps viii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Disputed Polish-German Borderlands 8
6. 2. The German Occupation of Poland 25
7. 3. The Creation of a New Poland 53
8. 4. The Recovered Lands and Their Inhabitants 70
9. 5. The Prologue to Polonizing Identities 91
10. 6. The Initial Polish Government Nationality Measures 109
11. 7. After the Potsdam Conference 137
12. 8. The Central Government and Nationality Verification 168
13. 9. The Rehabilitation of Volksdeutsche in 1946 205
14. 10. A Year of Crucial Changes 217
15. 11. Nationality Policies Following the End of Mass Expulsion 245
16. 12. The Status of Autochthons at the End of 1949 273
17. 13. The Last Phase of Nationality Verification and Rehabilitation 284
18. Conclusion 300
19. Abbreviations 311
20. Notes 313
21. Acknowledgments 387
22. Index 389