The crosses of Auschwitz nationalism and religion in post-communist Poland /

Zubrzycki, Genevieve.

The crosses of Auschwitz nationalism and religion in post-communist Poland / [electronic resource] : Genevieve Zubrzycki. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2006. - xx, 277 p., [4] p. of col. plates : ill. (some col.).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-263) and index.

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: newspapers consulted -- Appendix B: preamble to the Constitution of the Third Republic of Poland.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Auschwitz (Concentration camp)


Nationalism--Religious aspects--Poland.
National characteristics, Polish.
Post-communism--Poland.


Electronic books.

DK4121 / .Z83 2006

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