Germans and Poles in the Middle Ages

This volume examines mutual ethnic and national perceptions and stereotypes in the Middle Ages by analysing a range of narrative historical sources, such as chronicles, hagiography, and literary material, with a particular focus on the mutual history ofGermany and Poland. What sorts of stereotypes and prejudices existed in the Middle Ages, and how widespread were they? Or what other types of differentiating features were considered, and why? The majority of the contributions clearly shows that medievalauthors in general displayed only limited interest in the activities of neighbouring lands, and only then when it concerned their own interests--such as matters of conflict, diplomacy, or marriage--while criticism usually focused on individuals, rather than being generalised to bordering regions as a whole. Contributors are Isabelle Chwalka, Jarochna Dñabrowska-Burkhardt, Stephan Flemmig, S±awomir Gawlas, Georg Jostkleigrewe, David Kalhous, Norbert Kersken, Paul Martin Langner, Roman Micha±owski, Wojciech Mrozowicz, Piotr Okniânski, Andrzej Pleszczyânski, Volker Scior, Florian M. Schmid, Marcin Starzyânski, Adam Szweda, Kristin Skottki, Grischa Vercamer, and Thomas Wèunsch--