The report on the debate around the book by prof. Hans-Jürgen Bömelburg, “Lodz – Geschichte einer multikulturellen Industriestadt im 20. Jahrhundert”, Lodz, December 1, 2022

Abstract

Lodz is a city that in the 19th century became a phenomenon almost on a European scale looking through the prism of the speed and scale of development. From a small agricultural town in less than a century, it grew into a large industrial city with a multicultural character. In 2023, Lodz will celebrate the 600th anniversary of the granting of city rights, hence a number of initiatives to commemorate the event. A monograph authored by Prof. Hans-Jürgen Bömel-burg of Justus Liebig University in Giessen is part of this anniversary. On December 1, 2022, the Institute of History at the University of Lodz hosted a debate on this book, which provided an opportunity to confront the Polish and German perceptions of the history of “Polish Manchester.”