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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter-Szűcs, Brian.

Contributor:

Averill, Nicki.

Series:

New history of modern Europe.

A New History of Modern Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poland--History--1864-1918.

Poland.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 24, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4443-3218-X

1-118-59808-3

1-118-59819-9

OCLC:

868280900