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



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Autore: Porter Brian (Brian A.) Visualizza persona
Titolo: Poland in the modern world : beyond martyrdom / / Brian Porter-Szucs ; cover design by Nicki Averill Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014
2014
Edizione: 1st edition
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (391 p.)
Disciplina: 943.803
Soggetto geografico: 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
Classificazione: 234.9
943.8033
Altri autori: AverillNicki  
Note generali: Includes index
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
Titolo autorizzato: Poland in the modern world  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4443-3218-X
1-118-59808-3
1-118-59819-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790996403321
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Serie: New history of modern Europe.