Slovak–Polish Border, 1918-1947

Marcel Jesenský, a former diplomat, teaches History at University of Ottawa and Carleton University, Canada. He is a specialist in international relations and diplomacy, in particular the United Nations and the League of Nations, and the European integration and East Central Europe.

• 1. Introduction 2. Historical Outline 3. Two States and Three Disputes 4. All roads lead to Spa? 5. Rapprochement through Javorina? 6. (Un)Doing Injustices 7. Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8. 1945 and Beyond: The ghosts of Munich 9. Conclusion

“Jesenský’s well-structured study presents theCzechoslovak-Polish border dispute over Orava and Spiš for an internationalaudience. The author’s aim to paint a broad picture of the situation iscommendable. … students of Czechoslovak-Polish relations should take the studyinto consideration.” (Pavol Jakubec, H-Poland, networks.h-net.org, February,2016)