1st Edition
The Mentality of Partisans of the Polish Anti-Communist Underground 1944–1956
By Mariusz Mazur
Copyright 2023
356 Pages
by
Routledge
356 Pages
by
Routledge
356 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is the first study of the mentality of anti-Communist underground fighters and presents, especially, their thinking, ideals, stereotypes and customs.
The models and psychological processes that the volume analyses are relevant not only to the Polish partisans, but also to members of other underground organisations, in East-Central Europe, South America and Asia. It explores how the... Read more
Introduction 1. Soldiers and partisans 2. Notions and Illusions 3. A world of values and beliefs 4. Dispositions and mental states; their roots 5. Attitudes and behaviours 6. Stress-reducing factors 7. "Approaching the end …" 8. Conclusion
Biography
Mariusz Mazur is a historian from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. His research interests include the Polish People’s Republic, the post-Second World War anti-Communist underground in Poland, mentalities, totalitarianism and propaganda. His books O człowieku tendencyjnym … (2009) and Antykomunistycznego podziemia portret zbiorowy 1945-1956 (2019, 2020) were awarded with prestigious prizes.
