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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453519403321

Autore

Porter-Szűcs Brian

Titolo

Poland in the modern world : beyond martyrdom / / Brian Porter-Szűcs ; cover design by Nicki Averill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4443-3218-X

1-118-59808-3

1-118-59819-9

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 p.)

Collana

A New History of Modern Europe

Altri autori (Persone)

AverillNicki

Disciplina

943.803

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Poland History 1864-1918

Poland History 1918-1945

Poland History 1945-

Poland Politics and government 19th century

Poland Politics and government 20th century

Poland Politics and government 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Poland in the Modern World: Beyond Martyrdom; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Pronunciation Guide; Introduction; Notes; 1 POLES WITHOUT POLAND, 1795-1918; Languages and Labels; Faith and Fatherland; Nation Building and the National Struggle; Industry, Cities, and Modernity; Notes; Further Reading; 2 THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AT THE START OF THE 20TH CENTURY; Varieties of Socialism; National Democracy; Agrarians; Notes; Further Reading; 3 NATION AND/OR REVOLUTION, 1914-22; The PPS and the Endecja; War and Revolution; The Polish Revolution; The Polish-Bolshevik War; Notes

Further Reading4 THE AMBIVALENCE OF DEMOCRACY AND AUTHORITY, 1922-39; The Nation-State versus the Civic-State; The May Coup; The Sanacja; Notes; Further Reading; 5 HYPERINFLATION AND DEPRESSION: THE INTERWAR PERIOD; Regional Differences; The Great Inflation; The



Great Depression; Notes; Further Reading; 6 JEWS, UKRAINIANS, AND OTHER POLES IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD; Jewish Poles and Polish Jews; Ukrainians; Notes; Further Reading; 7 WORLD WAR II, 1939-45; The September Campaign; Occupation and Terror; Resistance; Contested Memories; Notes; Further Reading; 8 CONQUEST OR REVOLUTION? 1945-56

The Ideological StakesPower Politics and the Start of the Cold War, 1944-48; The Experience of Stalinism; Notes; Further Reading; 9 THE YEAR 1956 AND THE RISE OF NATIONAL COMMUNISM; Gomułka's "Thaw"; Gomułka's "Polish Road"; Notes; Further Reading; 10 COMMUNISM AND CONSUMERISM; The Emergence of the Communist Consumer; Notes; Further Reading; 11 THE END OF THE PRL, 1976-89; Dissent and Opposition; Solidarity; 1989; Notes; Further Reading; 12 SHOCK THERAPY; Notes; Further Reading; 13 POLITICS IN THE THIRD REPUBLIC; Trends Towards the Future; Notes; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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