Poland A Modern History

by Anita J. Prażmowska and Anita Prazmowska

Book Overview

Polish independence following the end of World War I marked a new era for a nation that had endured centuries of foreign partition. But the spirit of Polish nationalism - forged during this long period of external domination - has frequently been at odds with the modernising drives of democracy and communism. How can the ideals of nationalism survive in a modern nation-state? Anita Prazmowska traces this conflict from the emergence of an independent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780762887
• ISBN13: 9781780762883
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"