What do we remember from our national past and why? What are the dangers of history being (mis-)appropriated by politicians? Past in the Present provides 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.
| Autorius: | Robert Traba |
| Serija: | Eastern European Culture, Politics and Societies |
| Leidėjas: | Peter Lang |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2015 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 336 |
| ISBN-10: | 3631640471 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783631640470 |
| Formatas: | 216 x 153 x 23 mm. Knyga kietu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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