Lemberg, Lwów, l'Viv, 1914 - 1947: Violence and Ethnicity in a Contested City

by Christoph Mick

Known as Lemberg in German and Lw?w in Polish, the city of L'viv in modern Ukraine was in the crosshairs of imperial and national aspirations for much of the twentieth century. This book tells the compelling story of how its inhabitants (Roman Catholic Poles, Greek Catholic Ukrainians, and Jews) reacted to the sweeping political changes during and after World Wars I and II. The Eastern Front shifted back and forth, and the city changed hands seven...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557536716
• ISBN13: 9781557536716
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"