This book is devoted to the issue of nationalism in the latest Polish history and presents the subject on the basis of an enormous amount of source files left by the Polish United Workers Party. The work is a substantial input into the knowledge on People’s Poland which shows with precision how the Polish communists used nationalistic arguments to legitimize and validate the system of power introduced by them. The author researches the fascinating source material with the help of a new and innovative concept.

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This book is devoted to the issue of nationalism in the latest Polish history as well as to legitimation of power and creation of social trust with the use of propaganda. It focuses on the contemporary history of Eastern Europe.

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The Nationalist Legitimation of Political Authority – Communism – Legitimacy – Nationalism – Propaganda – Contemporary history of Eastern Europe – Social processes in communist countries – The Polish United Workers Party – The Soviet Union – People’s Poland

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9783631652121
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Peter Lang AG
Vekt
593 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
408

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Om bidragsyterne

Marcin Zaremba works at the Institute of History of the University of Warsaw. He is author of numerous articles devoted to the recent history of Poland, and books devoted to the latest Polish history.