| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 277 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Introduction and theoretical orientations -- Genealogy of Polish nationalism -- "We, the Polish nation" : redefining the nation in post-communist Poland -- "Oswiecim"/"Auschwitz" : archaeology of a contested site and symbol -- The aesthetics of the war of the crosses : mobilizing "the nation" -- Debating Poland by debating the cross -- Conclusion : nationalism and religion reexamined -- Appendix A: periodicals consulted -- Appendix B: official translation of the preamble to the Constitution of the Third Republic of Poland -- Appendix C: historical cues |
| Summary |
In the summer and fall of 1998, ultranationalist Polish Catholics erected hundreds of crosses outside Auschwitz, setting off a fierce debate that pitted Catholics and Jews against one another. While this controversy had ramifications that extended well beyond Poland's borders, Geneviève Zubrzycki sees it as a particularly crucial moment in the development of post-Communist Poland's statehood and its changing relationship to Catholicism. In The Crosses of Auschwitz, Zubrzycki skillfully demonstrates how this episode crystallized latent social conflicts regarding the signi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-263) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
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| SUBJECT |
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) fast |
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Nationalism -- Poland -- Religious aspects
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National characteristics, Polish.
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Post-communism -- Poland
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Nationalism.
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National characteristics, Polish
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Nationalism -- Religious aspects
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Post-communism
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Poland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780226993058 |
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0226993051 |
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1282426974 |
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9781282426979 |
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9786612426971 |
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6612426977 |
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