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Record Nr.

UNINA9910886974503321

Autore

Wolff-Powęska Anna

Titolo

Communism - Legitimacy - Nationalism : Nationalist Legitimization of the Communist Regime in Poland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt a.M. : , : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, , 2019

©2019

ISBN

3-631-70734-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (410 pages)

Collana

Studies in History, Memory and Politics Series ; ; v.20

Altri autori (Persone)

RosmanArthur

ZarembaMarcin

Disciplina

320.5409438

Soggetti

Nationalism and communism - Poland - History

Poland Politics and government 1945-1980

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The nationalist legitimation of political authority -- Communism : from national nihilism to nationalist legitimation -- The communist system in Poland : its legitimated and non-legitimated sources of stability -- "We are by blood from the blood and bone of Pulaskia's bones" -- "Let them attack us as Polish communists" (1945-1947) -- "Dmowski probably wasn't a Marxist" (1948-1955) -- "Every country should have full independence and self-determination" -- "But it is nonetheless a progressive nationalism" (1957-1970) -- "The party, Poland, Gierek" (1970-1980) -- Epilogue. The third crusade against Poland.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book is devoted to the issue of nationalism in the latest Polish history and presents the subject on the basis of an enormous amount of source files left by the Polish United Workers Party. The work is a substantial input into the knowledge on People's Poland which shows with precision how the Polish communists used nationalistic arguments to legitimize and validate the system of power introduced by them. The author researches the fascinating source material with the help of a new and innovative concept"--