| Polish Risorgimento: Visions of the Modern Polish Nation and their Italian Foundations Contributor(s): Grudzinska-Gross, Irena (Other), Jurek, Lidia (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631624018 ISBN-13: 9783631624012 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $101.23 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Italy - History | Eastern Europe - General |
| Dewey: 943.803 |
| Series: Eastern European Culture, Politics and Societies |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.43 lbs) 417 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book offers an opportunity to look at the genesis of national identity as it was constructed in a specific stateless and multicultural context through cultural transfer and the impact of the contemporary media. It explores Polish reactions to the Italian Risorgimento which at the time represented the quintessential struggle for national freedom and offered hope for other oppressed nationalities. The Polish intellectuals were inflamed by the Italian movement, mostly as supporters, but also as its fierce opponents. They took on the Risorgimento's political and civilizational dilemmas, adjusting them to suit their own agendas. By vividly discussing Italy's political prospects they were filling in the half-empty vessel of Polish national identity. As the result of this dialogue, they placed Poland firmly within Western civilization, determined which factors legitimized their nation and defined its religious outlook. The book allows us to discern the external foundations of such empowering national images as the 'revolutionary Pole' and the 'Pole Catholic.' Marta Petrusewicz, City University of New York, Universitą della Calabria. |