Estonian displaced persons in post-war Germany

dc.contributor.advisorPiirimäe, Kaarel, juhendajaet
dc.contributor.advisorBlobaum, Robert, juhendajaet
dc.contributor.authorTõnismäe, Signe
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-11T07:32:22Z
dc.date.available2015-06-11T07:32:22Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe immediate aftermath of the Second World War brought about a lot of uncertainty and a great number of displaces persons (DPs) in post-war Germany. During that time around 40 000 Estonians immigrated to Germany. The aim of this thesis is to provide an in-depth understanding of lives of Estonian DPs in post-war Germany under the U.S. occupation zone and to understand how people contextualized their experience in the broader post-war environment. For these purposes two research questions were set: (1) How honestly did Estonian DPs look at their own past history? and (2) How did Estonian DPs represent themselves (to the world)? This is a discourse analysis that is based on the discussions in Estonian DP press and British press. The analysis showed that Estonian DPs press did present Estonian DPs from a perspective, which at times was a bit too idealistic and ignored the true past of Estonia. British press was more on a neutral position and the narratives presented in Estonian DP press were not evident here.en
dc.description.urihttp://www.ester.ee/record=b4486758
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10062/46905
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTartu Ülikooli Euroopa kolledžet
dc.subject.othermagistritööet
dc.subject.otherEestiet
dc.subject.otherSaksamaaet
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dc.subject.otherväliseestlasedet
dc.subject.otherGeislingeni põgenikelaageret
dc.subject.otherajakirjanduset
dc.subject.other20. saj. 2. poolet
dc.titleEstonian displaced persons in post-war Germanyen
dc.typeThesisen

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