05098nam 2201117Ia 450 991078129100332120230126204028.01-283-27813-897866132781350-520-94947-110.1525/9780520949478(CKB)2550000000031536(EBL)656672(OCoLC)707080705(SSID)ssj0000470254(PQKBManifestationID)11282272(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470254(PQKBWorkID)10410640(PQKB)10276923(MiAaPQ)EBC656672(DE-B1597)519285(DE-B1597)9780520949478(Au-PeEL)EBL656672(CaPaEBR)ebr10448566(CaONFJC)MIL327813(EXLCZ)99255000000003153620100922d2011 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn search of lost meaning[electronic resource] the new Eastern Europe /Adam Michnik ; edited by Irena Grudzinska Gross ; translated by Roman S. Czarny, with a foreword by Vaclav Havel and an introduction by John DarntonBerkeley University of California Pressc20111 online resource (246 p.)Includes index.0-520-26923-3 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword: About Michnik -- Editor's Note -- Introduction: Michnik -- 1. Poland at the Turning Point: Fifteen Years of Transformation, Fifteen Years of Gazeta Wyborcza -- 2. In Search of Lost Meaning: The Twenty- Fifth Anniversary of the Solidarity Movement -- 3. Rage and Shame, Sadness and Pride: The Twenty- Fourth Anniversary of the Imposition of Martial Law -- 4. The Bitter Memory of Budapest: The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Budapest Uprising -- 5. The Sadness of the Gutter -- 6. Accusers and Traitors -- 7. The Accusers and the Noncivic Acts -- 8. A Wound upon Adam Mickiewicz's Brow -- 9. The Kielce Pogrom: Two Examinations of Conscience -- 10. The Shock of Jedwabne -- Glossary: Guide to Events and People -- IndexIn this new collection of essays, Adam Michnik-one of Europe's leading dissidents-traces the post-cold-war transformation of Eastern Europe. He writes again in opposition, this time to post-communist elites and European Union bureaucrats. Composed of history, memoir, and political critique, In Search of Lost Meaning shines a spotlight on the changes in Poland and the Eastern Bloc in the post-1989 years. Michnik asks what mistakes were made and what we can learn from climactic events in Poland's past, in its literature, and the histories of Central and Eastern Europe. He calls attention to pivotal moments in which central figures like Lech Walesa and political movements like Solidarity came into being, how these movements attempted to uproot the past, and how subsequent events have ultimately challenged Poland's enduring ethical legacy of morality and liberalism. Reflecting on the most recent efforts to grapple with Poland's Jewish history and residual guilt, this profoundly important book throws light not only on recent events, but also on the thinking of one of their most important protagonists.Social ethicsSocial ethicsPolandSocial changeEurope, EasternSocial changePolandPolandPolitics and government1980-1989Europe, EasternPolitics and government1945-1989Europe, EasternPolitics and government1989-Europe, CentralPolitics and government1989-activism.anti semitism.central europe.cold war.communism.dissident.eastern bloc.eastern europe.europe.european union.genocide.guilt.history.holocaust.jewish history.lech walesa.liberalism.memoir.modern history.morality.nonfiction.poland.polish jews.polish literature.political action.political movements.politics.post cold war.rebellion.red scare.russia.social justice.solidarity.ussr.war.Social ethics.Social ethicsSocial changeSocial change303.48/4094380904Michnik Adam384693Grudzińska-Gross Irena1168875MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781291003321In search of lost meaning3713174UNINA