Poland in the Modern World – Beyond Martyrdom
Beyond Martyrdom
Samenvatting
Poland in the Modern World presents a history of the country from the late nineteenth century to the present, incorporating new perspectives from social and cultural history and positioning it in a broad global context
Challenges traditional accounts Poland that tend to focus on national, political history, emphasizing the country′s ′exceptionalism′.
Presents a lively, multi–dimensional story, balancing coverage of high politics with discussion of social, cultural and economic changes, and their effects on individuals daily lives.
Explores both the regional diversity within Poland and the country s place within Europe and the wider world.
Provides a new interpretive framework for understanding key historical events in Poland s modern history, including the experiences of World War II and the postwar communist era.
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Inhoudsopgave
<p>Acknowledgments ix</p>
<p>Pronunciation Guide x</p>
<p>Introduction 1</p>
<p>1 Poles without Poland, 1795 1918 6</p>
<p>2 The Political Landscape at the Start of the 20th Century 43</p>
<p>3 Nation and/or Revolution, 1914 22 65</p>
<p>4 The Ambivalence of Democracy and Authority, 1922 39 90</p>
<p>5 Hyperinflation and Depression: The Interwar Period 105</p>
<p>6 Jews, Ukrainians, and Other Poles in the Interwar Period 126</p>
<p>7 World War II, 1939 45 144</p>
<p>8 Conquest or Revolution? 1945 56 186</p>
<p>9 The Year 1956 and the Rise of National Communism 231</p>
<p>10 Communism and Consumerism 258</p>
<p>11 The End of the PRL, 1976 89 285</p>
<p>12 Shock Therapy 328</p>
<p>13 Politics in the Third Republic 348</p>
<p>Index 367</p>
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