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Książka ta opowiada o polskich komunistach i komunistkach: o ich doświadczeniach, poglądach, postawach i emocjach. Autor śledzi losy ponaddwustuosobowej grupy działaczy i działaczek od ich dzieciństwa, przez wieloletnią formację w nielegalnym ruchu rewolucyjnym w II Rzeczypospolitej, aż po lata powojenne, kiedy stanęli oni na szczytach władzy. Dzięki nowatorskiemu spojrzeniu, krytycznemu, a zarazem empatycznemu, uchwycona zostaje wielość „osobistych komunizmów” i mechanizmy ich ujednolicania, biograficzne zerwania i ciągłości, emancypacyjne marzenia i afirmacja przemocy. Łukasz Bertram, doktor nauk społecznych, socjolog, historyk. Pracownik Instytutu Studiów Polity...
Emphasizing the development of class structure, this book is the first in English to describe the historical and social development of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania from medieval feudalism to modern capitalism. Historically these countries have maintained mostly peaceful relations among themselves in the past and now share the common characteristic of being Soviet "satellites." The author has devoted particular attention to Poland because of its unique political system, as well as its greater size, population, and cultural influence. The book is divided into three sections: part one reviews the early history and social structure of each country; part two provides a sociological analysis of social classes and their evolution over centuries; and part three examines the effect that World War II has had on these social classes.
The first comprehensive English-language Grossman biography
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
This biography, first published half a century ago, remains the most detailed and comprehensive study of Rosa Luxemburg. Nettl's extensive knowledge of the social and political context of the European socialist movements in which she was active, and his engagement with her voluminous writings in German, Polish, and Russian (many of which are only now being translated into English), brings to light the multidimensional nature of her life and work. This new edition will enable a new generation to explore Luxemburg's effort to develop an emancipatory version of Marxism liberated from the constraints of both reformism and authoritarianism, as well as grasp the unique personality of this remarkable women theoretician and revolutionary.