Interpreting the German-Polish relationship according to a paradigm of 'synthesis' between nations, this book examines the process and socio-political effects of how conflict and contradiction between Germans and Poles gave rise to mentalities and behaviours that were 'transnational'; representing the harmonization of the national dichotomy.

MARK TILSE was born and raised in Oxford. He studied at the universities of East Anglia, Oxford, Bielefeld, and UCL, and received his Ph.D. in History from the University of London.

Tables Preface Foreword Abbreviations Introduction PART I: NATIONALISM The Logic of Nationalism in the Prussian East The Nationalization of Culture PART II: THE CULTURES OF TRANSNATIONALISM The Language and Semantics of Transnationalism Marriage and Sex across the National Divide PART III: THE POLITICS OF TRANSNATIONALISM The Politics of the 'Catholic-Polish Axis' Germans, Poles, and the Socialist Movement Conclusion Appendixes Notes Bibliography Index