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The bibliography volume of the three-volume East Looks West: East European Travel Writing in Europe collates travel writing published in book form by east Europeans travelling in Europe from ca. 1550 to 2000. It is intended as a fundamental research tool, collecting together travel writings within each national/linguistic tradition, and enabling comparative analysis of such material. It fills an important gap in the existing reference literature, both in western and east European languages, and will be of use to those working in the growing fields of comparative travel writing, regional and national identities, and postcolonialism. These texts exist in surprisingly large numbers, and include...
Since ancient times, Jews have had a long and tangled relationship to cosmopolitanism. Torn between a longstanding commitment to other Jews and the pressure to integrate into various host societies, many Jews have sought a third, seemingly neutral option, that of becoming citizens of the world: cosmopolitans. Few regions witnessed such intense debates on these questions as the lands of East Central Europe as they entered the modern era. From Berlin to Moscow and from Vilna to Bucharest, the Jews of East Central Europe were repeatedly torn between people, nation and the world. While many Jews and individuals of Jewish descent embraced cosmopolitan ideologies and movements across the span of t...
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To klasyczne już dziś opracowanie, stanowiące punkt wyjścia każdych studiów nad historią Polski. Od czasu ukazania się w 1989 r. Boże Igrzysko osiągnęło już nakład ponad 100 tys. egzemplarzy. „Bezsprzecznie jest to nie tylko najlepsza książka o Polsce w języku angielskim, ale to właśnie TA książka o Polsce. Każdy kto pisze o sprawach polskich - obecnych bądź historycznych - będzie musiał ją przeczytać. To dzieło mistrza.” „New York Times Book Review”
Historya Franka i Frankistów is a comprehensive history of the Frankist movement in Poland. Written by Zygmunt Lucjan Sulima, this book explores the origins and practices of the Frankists, shedding light on their unique spiritual beliefs and social organization. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of religion and spirituality in Poland. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.