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The Origins of Modern Polish Democracy
The Origins of Modern Polish Democracy is a series of closely integrated essays that traces the idea of democracy in Polish thought and practice. It begins with the transformative events of the mid-nineteenth century, which witnessed revolutionary developments in the socioeconomic and demographic structure of Poland, and continues through changes that marked the postcommunist era of free Poland. The idea of democracy survived in Poland through long periods of foreign occupation, the trials of two world wars, and years of Communist subjugation. Whether in Poland itself or among exiles, Polish speculation about the creation of a liberal-democratic Poland has been central to modern Polish polit...
Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century
Drawing on newly accessible archives as well as memoirs and other sources, this biographical dictionary documents the lives of some two thousand notable figures in twentieth-century Central and Eastern Europe. A unique compendium of information that is not currently available in any other single resource, the dictionary provides concise profiles of the region's most important historical and cultural actors, from Ivo Andric to King Zog. Coverage includes Albania, Belarus, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Moldova, Ukraine, and the countries that made up Yugoslavia.
The Clash of Moral Nations
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Jews and Other Germans
Examines the integration of Jews into German society between 1860-1925, taking as an example the city of Breslau (then Germany, now Wrocław, Poland). Questions whether there was a continuous line from the German treatment of Jews before World War I to Nazi antisemitism. During and after World War I, relations between Jews and non-Jews worsened and the high level of Jewish integration eroded between 1916-25. Although the constitution of the Weimar Republic accorded Jews equality, they experienced acts of violence and discrimination. Argues that antisemitism became stronger as the economic situation of the Jews deteriorated, due to inflation and the emigration to Germany of 4,273 impoverished Jews from Poland and Russia between 1919-23. Concludes, nevertheless, that no direct line can be drawn between the antisemitism in Imperial Germany and that of the Nazi period.
Rocznik Ziem Zachodnich
Czasopismo naukowe Rocznik Ziem Zachodnich jest rocznikiem wydawanym online przez Ośrodek „Pamięć i Przyszłość” we Wrocławiu, począwszy od 2017 roku. Funkcję redaktora naczelnego pełni w nim prof. Grzegorz Strauchold. Czasopismo jest miejscem prezentacji wieloaspektowych badań naukowych poświęconych przeszłości i współczesności ziem przyłączonych do Polski po II wojnie światowej oraz przestrzenią do dyskusji naukowej na ten temat. Struktura czasopisma składa się z następujących części: artykuły i studia, materiały źródłowe, recenzje i omówienia, raporty i ekspertyzy, przeglądy badań i sprawozdania, a także Biblioteka Myśli Zachodniej, w której, z na...
Redrawing Nations
After World War II, some 12 million Germans, 3 million Poles and Ukrainians, and tens of thousands of Hungarians were expelled from their homes and forced to migrate to their supposed countries of origin. Using freshly available materials from Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Czechoslovak, German, British, and American archives, the contributors to this book provide a sweeping, detailed account of the turmoil caused by the huge wave of forced migration during the nascent Cold War. The book also documents the deep and lasting political, social, and economic consequences of this traumatic time, raising difficult questions about the effect of forced migration on postwar reconstruction, the rise of Communism, and the growing tensions between Western Europe and the Eastern bloc. Those interested in European Cold-War history will find this book indispensable for understanding the profound--but hitherto little known--upheavals caused by the massive ethnic cleansing that took place from 1944 to 1948.
War and Diplomacy in East and West
The New York Times said of Józef Hieronim Retinger that he was on intimate terms with most leading statesmen of the Western World, including presidents of the United States. He has been repeatedly acknowledged as one of the principle architects of the movement for European unity after the World War II, and one of the outstanding creative political influences of the post war period. He has also been credited with being the dark master behind the so-called "Bilderberg Group," described variously as an organization of idealistic internationalists, and a malevolent global conspiracy. Before that, Retinger involved himself in intelligence activities during World War II and, given the covert and semi-covert nature of many of his activities, it is little wonder that no biography has appeared about him. This book draws on a broad range of international archives to rectify that.
Zrzeszenie Studentów Polskich w socjalizmie państwowym 1950–1973
Gdy przystępowałem do lektury książki Ryszarda Stemplowskiego o Zrzeszeniu Studentów Polskich, wiedziałem, że napisał ją człowiek ”ze środka„, były działacz znający mechanizmy, konteksty i ludzi - a do tego naukowiec doskonale zdający sobie sprawę z pułapek subiektywizmu, a zarazem posługujący się profesjonalnym warsztatem badawczym historyka. Wielkim atutem Autora było i to, że z racji ”starych znajomości„ mógł dotrzeć do wielu działaczy ZSP i uzyskać od nich mnóstwo relacji i wywiadów. […] obok bogatej literatury przedmiotu,memuarystyki, prasy, publikowanych dokumentów, a także archiwaliów (na przykład z Archiwum Akt Nowych) wykorzystał dokument...
Ideology, Politics, and Diplomacy in East Central Europe
No region of the world has been more affected by the various movements of the twentieth century than East Central Europe. Broadly defined as comprising the historic territories of the Czechs, Hungarians, Poles, and Slovaks, East Central Europe has been shaped by the interaction of politics, ideology, and diplomacy, especially by the policies of the Great Powers towards the east of Europe. This book addresses Czech politics in Moravia and Czech politics in Bohemia in the nineteenth century, the international politics of relief during World War I, the Morgenthau Mission and the Polish Pogroms of 1919, the Hitler-Stalin Pact and its influence on Poland in 1939, Hungarian-Americans during World War II, and Polish-East German relations after World War II. Contributors: Bruce Garver, M. B. B. Biskupski, Neal Pease, William L. Blackwood, Anna M. Cienciala, Steven Bela Vardy, and Douglas Selvage. M. B. B. Biskupski is Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University.
