{"product_id":"the-past-in-the-present-the-construction-of-polish-history-9783631640470","title":"The Past in the Present: The Construction of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do we remember from our national past and why? What are the dangers of history being (mis-)appropriated by politicians? \u003ci\u003ePast in the Present \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a critical analysis of recent disputes over Polish historiography. The author uses theories of collective memory as a guideline, and the Polish-German borderlands as his leitmotif. Western academic currents and long-standing (and often forgotten) Polish intellectual traditions serve as backdrop. Throughout his work – with topics ranging from Golo Mann and Stefan Czarnowski to the «other side of memory» and the «political cult of the fallen» – Traba advocates modernization and «polyphony» in the construction of a new Polish history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e«[...] the book is an invaluable resource for international scholars seeking to become familiar with some of the \"greatest hits\" of recent Polish memory research.»\u003cbr\u003e (Ela Rossmiller, Pol-Int 2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Vollständige Rezension hier lesen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Polish Dilemmas: Practice and theory – Poles and Germans: Theory – Poles and Germans: The empirical world.","brand":"Peter Lang AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51044247535959,"sku":"9783631640470","price":48.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783631640470.jpg?v=1750961005","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-past-in-the-present-the-construction-of-polish-history-9783631640470","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}