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Twinned cities: reconciliation and reconstruction in Europe after 1945 – an introduction

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While town twinning has played a crucial role in reconciliation and reconstruction processes in Europe after World War II, urban historians have not yet paid sufficient attention to it. This special issue thus addresses this historiographical neglect through a set of case-studies that examine the ro...

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