| Description |
1 online resource (377 pages) |
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Polish and Polish-American Studies Series |
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Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series.
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| Contents |
Series editor's preface -- Preface -- Guide to pronunciation -- 1. An introduction to Polish democratic thought / Daniel Z. Stone -- 2. New political directions: A transition toward popular participation in politics, 1863-90 / Stanislaus A. Blejwas -- 3. The rise of political parties, 1890-1914 -- 4. Polish democratic thought during the First World War / Włodzimierz Suleja -- 5. The rise and fall of parliamentary democracy in interwar Poland / Piotr J. Wróbel -- 6. Polish democratic thought at home, 1939-45 / Andrzej Friszke -- 7. Democratic thought and action among the Polish political émigrés, 1919-89 / Rafał Habielski -- 8. Polish democratic thought and the fight for sovereignty, 1945-69 / Andrzej Paczkowski -- 9. Polish democratic thought, 1968-89: The long march to capitalism / Jan Skórzyński -- 10. Rebuilding democracy in Poland, 1989-2004 / Piotr J. Wróbel -- Selected bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
| Summary |
The Origins of Modern Polish Democracy is a series of closely integrated essays that traces the idea of democracy in Polish thought and practice. It begins with the transformative events of the mid-nineteenth century, which witnessed revolutionary developments in the socioeconomic and demographic structure of Poland, and continues through changes that marked the postcommunist era of free Poland. The idea of democracy survived in Poland through long periods of foreign occupation, the trials of two world wars, and years of Communist subjugation. Whether in Poland itself or among exile |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Poland
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Democracy
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Poland -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001713
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| Subject |
Poland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pula, James S., 1946-
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Wróbel, Piotr.
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| ISBN |
9780821443095 |
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0821443097 |
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