Evoking Polish Memory : State, Self and the Communist Past in Transition
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Warsaw Studies in Contemporary History
ISBN-10
363164163X
ISBN-13
9783631641637
Edition
New
Publisher
Peter Lang AG
Imprint
Peter Lang AG
Country of Manufacture
DE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 28th, 2014
Print length
253 Pages
Weight
432 grams
Dimensions
21.70 x 15.50 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
21st century history: from c 2000 -PhilosophyCultural studiesSociology
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The book presents an ethnographic study of ways in which communism is remembered in contemporary Poland. It follows two groups of people engaged in memory politics in one Polish town – the former anti-communist activists and the former officers of the repressive regime. It shows the processes of reconstruction of their memories and subjectivities.
The book offers an interdisciplinary but very grounded look at the question of memory politics in contemporary Poland. It describes the conflicting ways in which two groups of people – the former anti-communist activists and the former officers of the repressive regime – have actively engaged in representations and claims about the communist past in the contemporary reality of one Polish town. The material is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted during the years 2006-2008. The author focuses on the processes of reconstruction of memories and subjectivities taking place at the intersection of individuals, civic society, state bureaucracy and politics. The book focuses on the beliefs, hopes and fears of people who became the subjects of historical policy during their lifetimes.
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