Communism – Legitimacy – Nationalism
Nationalist Legitimization of the Communist Regime in Poland
Abstract
This book is devoted to the issue of nationalism in the latest Polish history and presents the subject on the basis of an enormous amount of source files left by the Polish United Workers Party. The work is a substantial input into the knowledge on People’s Poland which shows with precision how the Polish communists used nationalistic arguments to legitimize and validate the system of power introduced by them. The author researches the fascinating source material with the help of a new and innovative concept.
Keywords
Anna; Arthur; Communism; Communist; Gałecki; Legitimacy; Legitimization; Łukasz; Marcin; Nationalism; Nationalist; People’s Poland; Poland; Political authority; Powęska; Propaganda; Regime; Rosman; Social processes; Socialism; Wolff; ZarembaDOI
10.3726/b15284ISBN
9783653046786, 9783631707340, 9783631707357, 9783631652121, 9783653046786Publisher website
https://www.peterlang.com/Publication date and place
Bern, 2019Series
Studies in History, Memory and Politics, 20Classification
History
Politics and government
Cold wars and proxy conflicts
Genocide and ethnic cleansing