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Weaponizing the past : collective memory and Jews, Poles, and communists in twenty-first-century Poland / Kate Korycki.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Korycki, Kate, author.
- Series:
- Worlds of Memory Series
- Worlds of Memory Series ; v.11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Collective memory--Political aspects--Poland.
- Collective memory.
- Antisemitism--Poland.
- Antisemitism.
- Jews--Poland--Public opinon.
- Jews.
- Communists--Poland--Public opinion.
- Communists.
- Polish people--Attitudes.
- Polish people.
- Poland--Politics and government--1989-.
- Poland.
- Poland--History--20th century--Historiography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn, [2023]
- Summary:
- "In Poland, contemporary political actors have constructed a narrative of Polish history since 1989 in which Polish and Jewish involvement with communism has created a national concept of "we." Weaponizing the Past explores the resulting implications of national belonging through a lens of collective memory. Taking a constructivist approach to electoral politics and nation making in Poland's past, this volume's dual line of inquiry articulates why and how elites politicize the past, what effect this politicization produces, and contextualizes this politicization to illustrate contemporary production of anti-Semitism"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Poles, Jews, and Communists
- Part I - Theory
- Chapter 1 - Weaponizing the Past, or Memory as Politics
- Chapter 2 - Theory Localized, or Dramatis Personae of Polish Politics
- Part II - Weaponizing the Past: The Case of Poland
- Chapter 3 - The Patriots-Using Memory Openly and Beliigerently
- Chapter 4 - The Managers-Using Memory Covertly
- Chapter 5 - The Liberals-Using Memory Defensively
- Chapter 6 - The Objectors-Refusing Memory as Political Weapon
- Conclusion - Looking Beyond: Weaponizing the Past and a Populist Moment
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Korycki, Kate Weaponizing the Past
- ISBN:
- 9781805390510
- 1805390511
- OCLC:
- 1400106599
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