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Slav outposts in Central European history : the Wends, Sorbs and Kashubs
\"While many think of European history in terms of the major states that today make up the map of Europe, this approach tends to overlook submerged nations like the Wends, the westernmost Slavs who once inhabited the lands which later became East Germany and Western Poland. This book examines the decline and gradual erosion of the Wends from the time when they occupied all the land between the River Elbe and the River Vistula around 800 AD to the present, where they still survive in tiny enclaves south of Berlin (the Wends and Sorbs) and west of Danzig (the Kashubs). Slav Outposts in Central European History--which also includes numerous images and maps--puts the story of the Wends, the Sorbs and the Kashubs in a wider European context in order to further sophisticate our understanding of how ethnic groups, societies, confessions and states have flourished or floundered in the region. It is an important book for all students and scholars of central European history and the history of European peoples and states more generally\"--From publisher's website.
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The Wendish Crusade, 1147 : the development of crusading ideology in the twelfth century
\"The Wendish Crusade of 1147, one of the Northern Crusades and a part of the Second Crusade, took place at a critical phase in the evolution of crusading rhetoric\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Genetic variation in the Sorbs of eastern Germany in the context of broader European genetic diversity
Population isolates have long been of interest to genetic epidemiologists because of their potential to increase power to detect disease-causing genetic variants. The Sorbs of Germany are considered as cultural and linguistic isolates and have recently been the focus of disease association mapping efforts. They are thought to have settled in their present location in eastern Germany after a westward migration from a largely Slavic-speaking territory during the Middle Ages. To examine Sorbian genetic diversity within the context of other European populations, we analyzed genotype data for over 30 000 autosomal single-nucleotide polymorphisms from over 200 Sorbs individuals. We compare the Sorbs with other European individuals, including samples from population isolates. Despite their geographical proximity to German speakers, the Sorbs showed greatest genetic similarity to Polish and Czech individuals, consistent with the linguistic proximity of Sorbian to other West Slavic languages. The Sorbs also showed evidence of subtle levels of genetic isolation in comparison with samples from non-isolated European populations. The level of genetic isolation was less than that observed for the Sardinians and French Basque, who were clear outliers on multiple measures of isolation. The finding of the Sorbs as only a minor genetic isolate demonstrates the need to genetically characterize putative population isolates, as they possess a wide range of levels of isolation because of their different demographic histories.
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The Smallest Slavonic Nation
Stone's work on the Sorbian history, literature, language, folklore and music was the first book on the Sorbs to be published in the English language and offers a comprehensive account of the Sorbs which everyone with an interest in the history of the Slavic nations in Europe should be aware of.
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Among Brothers. The Sorbs and Slavic Solidarity in the Twentieth Century
In the 19th century, the idea of a Slavic renaissance also inspired the Sorbian national movement. The Sorbs kept up the closest of contacts with the Czechs. After 1918, some hoped that newly established Czechoslovakia would become the Sorbs' mentor. After the Second World War, there were even voices that called for Lusatia to be attached to the Czechoslovakia. Sorbian associations also built up relations with Poland & Yugoslavia in the postwar years. But a Slavic reciprocity that transcended rhetoric was uncomfortable for the Communist rulers. Only after 1989 could the Sorbs again build bridges to the Czech Republic & Poland. Adapted from the source document.
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