Post-communist Poland - Contested Pasts And Future Identities (basees/routledge Series On Russian And East European Studies)

This Book Explores The Reinterpretations Of Poland's Past Which Have Been Undertaken By Polish National And Local Elites Since The Fall Of Communism. It Focuses On Commemoration, Memorials, Monuments And The Creation Of Ideologies, Identities And Myths--and On The De-commemorating Of Communism. The Book Outlines The Detail Of The New National Myths Which Are Being Established, Examines How Different Actors Have Different Approaches, And Discusses The Huge Impact, Both With Poland, And Internationally, Which These New National Identities Potentially Have, Including The Revival Of Poland's Nationalist Ambitions For A Greater Poland. -- This Book Explores The Reinterpretations Of Poland's Past Which Have Been Undertaken By Polish National And Local Elites Since The Fall Of Communism. It Focuses On Commemoration, Memorials, Monuments And The Creation Of Ideologies, Identities And Myths - And On The De-commemorating Of Communism-- Ewa Ochman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book explores the reinterpretations of Poland's past which have been undertaken by Polish national and local elites since the fall of communism. It focuses on remembrance practices and traces the de-commemorating of communism to examine the ways in which collective remembering and forgetting shapes present power constellations in Poland and impacts on foreign and domestic policy. The book outlines the detail of the new hegemonic national myths which are being established but also investigates fragmentation and diversification of commemorative practices at the local level that has the most potential to challenge the dominant vision of national Polish identity, historically centred on martyrdom, heroism and independence, as less relevant to Poland's new aspirations for the future. "This book explores the reinterpretations of Poland's past which have been undertaken by Polish national and local elites since the fall of communism. It focuses on commemoration, memorials, monuments and the creation of ideologies, identities and myths--and on the de-commemorating of communism. The book outlines the detail of the new national myths which are being established, examines how different actors have different approaches, and discusses the huge impact, both with Poland, and internationally, which these new national identities potentially have, including the revival of Poland's nationalist ambitions for a Greater Poland."-- Provided by publisher "This book explores the reinterpretations of Poland's past which have been undertaken by Polish national and local elites since the fall of communism. It focuses on commemoration, memorials, monuments and the creation of ideologies, identities and myths - and on the de-commemorating of communism"-- Provided by publisher