BOOK REVIEWS: Occupation in the East: The Daily Lives of German Occupiers in Warsaw and Minsk, 1939-1944

Occupation in the East: The Daily Lives of German Occupiers in Warsaw and Minsk, 1939-1944 . By Stephan Lehnstaedt . New York : Berghahn Books , 2017. Pp. 318. Cloth $130.00. ISBN 978-1785333231. Lehnstaedt's Alltagsgeschichte compares developments in two large cities under Nazi rule, describin...

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Published in:Central European history 2017, Vol.50 (3), p.427
Main Author: Beorn, Waitman Wade
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Bureaucrats
Genocide
Military occupations
Violence
World War II
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Summary:Occupation in the East: The Daily Lives of German Occupiers in Warsaw and Minsk, 1939-1944 . By Stephan Lehnstaedt . New York : Berghahn Books , 2017. Pp. 318. Cloth $130.00. ISBN 978-1785333231. Lehnstaedt's Alltagsgeschichte compares developments in two large cities under Nazi rule, describing how German occupiers interacted with--while establishing separate societies that largely remained aloof from--the local populations in Warsaw and Minsk. At the same time, he illustrates how some circumvented these restrictions. Providing rich details of their daily lives, he describes a "society of occupiers" that consisted of members of the German military, bureaucrats, and civilians (both male and female), who arrived to administer, live, and work in the "wild East" (148).
ISSN:0008-9389
1569-1616
DOI:10.1017/S0008938917000747