Historian Peter Oliver Loew, scientific Vice-director of the Deutsches Polen-Institut (German Poland Institute), stated that the authors are unfamiliar with the subject and have a tendency to overemphasize the multicultural aspect of the city in order to please the city council, the sponsor of the book.
hɪstˈoːɹiən pˈiːɾɚɹ ˈɑːlɪvɚ lˈoʊw, saɪəntˈɪfɪk vˈaɪsdᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə dˈɔɪtʃᵻz pˈoʊlənˈɪnstɪtˌʌt dʒˈɜːmən pˈoʊlənd ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, stˈeɪɾᵻd ðætðɪ ˈɔːθɚz ɑːɹ ʌnfəmˈɪlɪɹ wɪððə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ænd hæv ɐ tˈɛndənsi tʊ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɛmfɐsˌaɪz ðə mˌʌltɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˈæspɛkt ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə plˈiːz ðə sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl, ðə spˈɑːnsɚɹ ʌvðə bˈʊk.