Evoking Polish memory : : state, self and the Communist past in transition / / Anna Witeska-Mlynarczyk.
The book offers an interdisciplinary but very grounded look at the question of memory politics in contemporary Poland. It describes the conflicting ways in which two groups of people - the former anti-communist activists and the former officers of the repressive regime - have actively engaged in rep...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Frankfurt am main, [Germany] : : Peter Lang Edition,, 2014. ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Warsaw Studies in Contemporary History,
Volume 3 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | The book offers an interdisciplinary but very grounded look at the question of memory politics in contemporary Poland. It describes the conflicting ways in which two groups of people - the former anti-communist activists and the former officers of the repressive regime - have actively engaged in representations and claims about the communist past in the contemporary reality of one Polish town. The material is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted during the years 2006-2008. The author focuses on the processes of reconstruction of memories and subjectivities taking place at the intersection |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 365399490X 3653032326 |
| ISSN: | 2195-1187 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Anna Witeska-Mlynarczyk. |