{"product_id":"weaponizing-the-past-collective-memory-and-jews-poles-and-communists-in-twenty-first-century-poland-9781805390503","title":"Weaponizing the Past: Collective Memory and Jews,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIn Poland, contemporary political actors have constructed a narrative of Polish history since 1989 in which Polish and Jewish involvement with communism has created a national concept of “we.” \u003cem\u003eWeaponizing the Past \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the resulting implications of national belonging through a lens of collective memory. Taking a constructivist approach to electoral politics and nation making in Poland’s past, this volume’s dual line of inquiry articulates why and how elites politicize the past, what effect this politicization produces, and contextualizes this politicization to illustrate contemporary production of anti-Semitism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: THEORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Weaponizing the Past, or Memory as Politics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Theory Localized or \u003cem\u003eDramatis Personae \u003c\/em\u003eof Polish Politics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: WEAPONIZING THE PAST: THE CASE OF POLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Patriots—Using Memory Openly and Belligerently\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Managers—Using Memory Covertly\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Liberals—Using Memory Defensively\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Objectors—Refusing Memory as Political Weapon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Looking Beyond: Weaponizing the Past and a Populist Moment\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042813182295,"sku":"9781805390503","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781805390503.jpg?v=1750955751","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/weaponizing-the-past-collective-memory-and-jews-poles-and-communists-in-twenty-first-century-poland-9781805390503","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}