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Individualism and the rise of democracy in Poland

Title
Individualism and the rise of democracy in Poland / Tomek Grabowski.
Author
Grabowski, Tomek
Publication
  • Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2023.
  • ©2023

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Description
1 online resource.
Series Statement
Rochester studies in East and Central Europe
Uniform Title
Rochester studies in East and Central Europe.
Subject
  • Catholic Church > Political activity > Poland
  • 1945-1980
  • Individualism > Political aspects > Poland
  • Social change > Political aspects > Poland
  • Democratization > Poland
  • Poland > Politics and government > 1945-1980
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 28, 2023).
Contents
Introduction -- Part One. Individualism and social theory -- Four discourses of individualism -- Individualism reconsidered -- Theories of social individuation and a way forward -- Part Two. Individualism and democracy in Poland -- The democratic promise of western Poland -- Individualism disaggregated : the Wrocław and Łódź elites in a cultural perspective -- Part Three. Rupture and reintegration -- Rupture, 1945-1948 -- The Communist Party and the taming of the frontier, 1949-1955 -- A quasi-reformation : the Catholic Church in the western territories, 1945-1956 -- The socializers, 1965-1980 -- Conclusion : the resilience of individualism -- Appendix 1. Selected socioeconomic development indicators for Wrocław and Łódź at the beginning of the democratic era (1994) -- Appendix 2. Interview questionnaire for sorting out individual and corporate identities -- Appendix 3. List of interviewees together with their classification into two main identity types.
ISBN
  • 9781800108578
  • 1800108575
  • 9781800108585
  • 1800108583
LCCN
2022028733
OCLC
2022028733
Author
Grabowski, Tomek, author.
Title
Individualism and the rise of democracy in Poland / Tomek Grabowski.
Publisher
Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2023.
Copyright Date
©2023
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
Rochester studies in East and Central Europe
Rochester studies in East and Central Europe.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Note
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 28, 2023).
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Chronological Term
1945-1980
Added Author
EBSCOhost
Other Form:
Print version: Grabowski, Tomek. Individualism and the rise of democracy in Poland Rochester, N.Y. : University of Rochester Press, 2023 9781648250590 (DLC) 2022028732
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