Porter-Szücs, Brian
Poland in the Modern World: Beyond Martyrdom
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 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.
Nyckelord: World War II, Communism, Nationalism, Solidarity, Cold War, Warsaw, Stalin, Polish history, Jewish history, Pilsudski, Auschwitz, Krakow
- Författare
- Porter-Szücs, Brian
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2011
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Serie
- A New History of Modern Europe
- Sidantal
- 392 sidor
- Kategori
- Historia
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118598085
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9781118598191