Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-191) and index.
Identity in the borderlands : a conceptual introduction -- Political evolution and points of contention : the course of Sleswig history -- Both argument and building block : a history of language and culture in Sleswig -- A tale of three communities : national identification in changing times -- Identity on a personal level : Sleswig biographies during the age of nationalism -- Where the self meets the other : a comparative approach to transitional identities -- Of mind and matter : a conclusion