World War II and two occupations : dilemmas of Polish memory / Anna Wolff-Powęska/Piotr Forecki (eds.) ; translated by Marta Skowrońska and Blanka Zahorjanova
"This anthology presents the work of several authors from different academic disciplines. Film and literature experts, sociologists, historians and theatrologists analyse the Polish memory of the Nazi and Stalinist occupations, which are key components of Polish collective identity. Before the...
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| Other Authors: | Wolff-Powęska, Anna (Editor) Forecki, Piotr (Editor) Skowrońska, Marta (Translator) Zahorjanova, Blanka (Translator) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Multiple |
| Published: | Frankfurt am Main ; Bern ; Bruxelles ; New York ; Oxford ; Warszawa ; Wien : Peter Lang Edition, [2016] |
| Series: | Geschichte - Erinnerung - Politik
Band 12 |
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| Contents/pieces: | 12 records |
| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis Inhaltstext Einführung/Vorwort |
| Summary: | "This anthology presents the work of several authors from different academic disciplines. Film and literature experts, sociologists, historians and theatrologists analyse the Polish memory of the Nazi and Stalinist occupations, which are key components of Polish collective identity. Before the political turn of 1989, the memory of World War II was strictly controlled by the state. The elements of memory related to the Soviet occupation were eradicated, as well as any other elements that did not fit the official narrative about the war. Unblocking the hitherto limited public discourse resulted in the process of filling the blank pages of history and the development of different and frequently conflicting communities of memory"--Provided by publisher Klappentext: "This anthology presents the work of several authors from different academic disciplines. Film and literature experts, sociologists, historians and theatrologists analyse the Polish memory of the Nazi and Stalinist occupations, which are key components of Polish collective identity. Before the political turn of 1989, the memory of World War II was strictly controlled by the state. The elements of memory related to the Soviet occupation were eradicated, as well as any other elements that did not fit the official narrative about the war. Unblocking the hitherto limited public discourse resulted in the process of filling the blank pages of history and the development of different and frequently conflicting communities of memory"--Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | 282 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9783631663004 3631663005 |
