Weaponizing the Past : Collective Memory and Jews, Poles, and Communists in Twenty-First Century Poland (Worlds of Memory) （Library Binding）

Korycki, Kate

Berghahn Books（2023/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 232 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781805390503
• DDC分類 943.8057

Full Description

In Poland, contemporary political actors have constructed a narrative of Polish history since 1989 in which Polish and Jewish involvement with communism has created a national concept of "we." Weaponizing the Past explores the resulting implications of national belonging through a lens of collective memory. Taking a constructivist approach to electoral politics and nation making in Poland's past, this volume's dual line of inquiry articulates why and how elites politicize the past, what effect this politicization produces, and contextualizes this politicization to illustrate contemporary production of anti-Semitism.

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

PART I: THEORY

Chapter 1. Weaponizing the Past, or Memory as Politics

Chapter 2. Theory Localized or Dramatis Personae of Polish Politics

PART II: WEAPONIZING THE PAST: THE CASE OF POLAND

Chapter 3. The Patriots—Using Memory Openly and Belligerently

Chapter 4. The Managers—Using Memory Covertly

Chapter 5. The Liberals—Using Memory Defensively

Chapter 6. The Objectors—Refusing Memory as Political Weapon

Conclusion: Looking Beyond: Weaponizing the Past and a Populist Moment