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* 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 regional diversity within Poland and the country's place within Europe and the wider world.
* Provides a new interpretive framework for understanding key historical events in Poland's modern history, including the experiences of World War II and the postwar communist era.
* 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 regional diversity within Poland and the country's place within Europe and the wider world.
* Provides a new interpretive framework for understanding key historical events in Poland's modern history, including the experiences of World War II and the postwar communist era.
List of Figures vi
Acknowledgments ix
Pronunciation Guide x
Introduction 1
1 Poles without Poland, 1795-1918 6
2 The Political Landscape at the Start of the 20th Century 43
3 Nation and/or Revolution, 1914-22 65
4 The Ambivalence of Democracy and Authority, 1922-39 90
5 Hyperinflation and Depression: The Interwar Period 105
6 Jews, Ukrainians, and Other Poles in the Interwar Period 126
7 World War II, 1939-45 144
8 Conquest or Revolution? 1945-56 186
9 The Year 1956 and the Rise of National Communism 231
10 Communism and Consumerism 258
11 The End of the PRL, 1976-89 285
12 Shock Therapy 328
13 Politics in the Third Republic 348
Index 367
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
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Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | 400 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781444332193 |
ISBN-10: | 1444332198 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Porter-Szucs, Brian |
Hersteller: |
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
Maße: | 229 x 152 x 22 mm |
Von/Mit: | Brian Porter-Szucs |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 28.02.2014 |
Gewicht: | 0,563 kg |
List of Figures vi
Acknowledgments ix
Pronunciation Guide x
Introduction 1
1 Poles without Poland, 1795-1918 6
2 The Political Landscape at the Start of the 20th Century 43
3 Nation and/or Revolution, 1914-22 65
4 The Ambivalence of Democracy and Authority, 1922-39 90
5 Hyperinflation and Depression: The Interwar Period 105
6 Jews, Ukrainians, and Other Poles in the Interwar Period 126
7 World War II, 1939-45 144
8 Conquest or Revolution? 1945-56 186
9 The Year 1956 and the Rise of National Communism 231
10 Communism and Consumerism 258
11 The End of the PRL, 1976-89 285
12 Shock Therapy 328
13 Politics in the Third Republic 348
Index 367
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | 400 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781444332193 |
ISBN-10: | 1444332198 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Porter-Szucs, Brian |
Hersteller: |
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
Maße: | 229 x 152 x 22 mm |
Von/Mit: | Brian Porter-Szucs |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 28.02.2014 |
Gewicht: | 0,563 kg |