The authority of Polish communists in 1944–1945 was usurpatory; it was not given to them by the Polish people. Nor was the power they held the result of their own actions; they were installed as the c
Poland is the only country in which popular protest and mass opposition, epitomized by the Solidarity movement, played a significant role in bringing down the communist regime. This book, the first c
That the best-laid plans of western peace-makers and democratizers are often thwarted by existing cultural norms is widely recognized today. Aronoff (political science, anthropology, and Jewish studie
Too many studies and programs engaged with "civil society" during post-communist transition in Europe, suggest Kubik (political science, Rutgers U.) and Linch (political theory, Pennsylvania State U.)
"Remembering the past, especially as collectivity, is a political process, thus the politics of memory and commemoration is an integral part of the establishment of new political regimes, new identiti
"Remembering the past, especially as collectivity, is a political process, thus the politics of memory and commemoration is an integral part of the establishment of new political regimes, new identiti
