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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462548903321

Autore

Kunicki Mikołaj Stanisław

Titolo

Between the brown and the red [[electronic resource] ] : nationalism, Catholicism, and communism in twentieth-century Poland : the politics of Bolesław Piasecki / / Mikołaj Stanisław Kunicki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2012

ISBN

0-8214-4420-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series

Disciplina

943.805/5092

B

Soggetti

Politicians - Poland

Communism and Christianity - Poland

Electronic books.

Poland Politics and government 1918-1945

Poland Politics and government 1945-1980

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 (p. [233]-243) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Illustrations; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Abbreviations; Guide to Pronunciation; Introduction; 1. The Early Years, 1915-35; 2. The National Radical Movement, 1934-39; 3. The War Years, 1939-44; 4. Under the Cross and the Red Flag, 1945-56; 5. Years of Hope and Disappointment,1956-67; 6. The Last Crusade, 1967-68; 7. The Exit of the Crusader, 1970-79; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Between the Brown and the Red captures the multifaceted nature of church-state relations in communist Poland, relations that oscillated between mutual confrontation, accommodation, and dialogue. Ironically, under communism the bond between religion and nation in Poland grew stronger. This happened in spite of the fact that the government deployed nationalist themes in order to portray itself as more Polish than communist. Between the Brown and the Red also introduces one of the most fascinating figures in the history of twentieth-century Poland and the communist world.  In this study of the c