Poland in the Modern World: Beyond Martyrdom
Poland in the Modern World: Beyond Martyrdom (A New History of Modern Europe (NWME)) by Brian Porter-Szücs
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1444332198 | 390 pages | PDF | 7,5 MB
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1444332198 | 390 pages | PDF | 7,5 MB
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.