| Author: | Anita Prazmowska | ISBN: | 9780857736772 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | June 30, 2010 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anita Prazmowska |
| ISBN: | 9780857736772 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | June 30, 2010 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Language: | English |
Polish independence following the end of World War I marked a new era for a nation which had endured centuries of foreign partition. But the spirit of Polish nationalism - forged during this long period of external domination - has been frequently at odds with the modernising drives of democracy and communism. How can the ideals of nationalism survive in a modern nation-state? Anita Prazmowska traces this conflict from the emergence of an independent Poland in 1918; through World War II, communism and the democratic victories of Solidarity; to the present day, when Polish membership of the EU is changing perceptions both within Poland and in the wider world.
Polish independence following the end of World War I marked a new era for a nation which had endured centuries of foreign partition. But the spirit of Polish nationalism - forged during this long period of external domination - has been frequently at odds with the modernising drives of democracy and communism. How can the ideals of nationalism survive in a modern nation-state? Anita Prazmowska traces this conflict from the emergence of an independent Poland in 1918; through World War II, communism and the democratic victories of Solidarity; to the present day, when Polish membership of the EU is changing perceptions both within Poland and in the wider world.
