1st Edition
Communism, Nationalism and Ethnicity in Poland, 1944–1950
By Michael Fleming
Copyright 2010
224 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book fills a significant gap in the study of the establishment of communist rule in Poland in the key period of 1944–1950. It shows that nationalism and nationality policy were fundamentally important in the consolidation of communist rule, acting as a crucial nexus through which different groups were both coerced and were able to consent to the new unfolding social and political order.... Read more
1: Introduction 2: Ethnicity And Nation: The International Consensus 3: Manipulating Social Anger 4: Violence 5: Securing The Church 6: Rupturing Homogeneity? Class And National Identities 7: Conclusion
Biography
Michael Fleming is Associate Professor at the Academy of Humanities and Economics, Lodz, Poland; and Lecturer at the Polish University Abroad in London, UK. He is the author of National Minorities in Post-Communist Poland (2003).
"...Fleming's nuanced and well-researched work is bound to upset existing Cold War myths and provoke debate. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students, faculty." - R. K. Byczkiewicz, CHOICE (July 2010)
