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The Power of Symbols Against the Symbols of Power - The Rise of Solidarity and the Fall of State Socialism in Poland (Paperback, New) Loot Price: R1,186
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The Power of Symbols Against the Symbols of Power - The Rise of Solidarity and the Fall of State Socialism in Poland (Paperback, New)

Jan Kubik

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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 country's rulers by the Soviet army. Yet Polish Communists set out to produce credible claims to authority and legitimacy for their power by reshaping the nation's culture and traditions.

Jan Kubik begins his study by demonstrating how the strategy for remodeling the national culture was implemented through extensive use of public ceremonies and displays of symbols by the Gierek regime (1970-1980). He then reconstructs the emergence of the Catholic Church and the organized opposition as viable counter-hegemonic subcultures. Their growing strength opened the way for counter-hegemonic politics, the delegitimization of the regime, the rise of Solidarity, and the collapse of communism.

He is not studying politics per se, but rather culture and the subtle and indirect ways power is realized within it, often outside of traditionally defined politics. Kubik's approach, which draws heavily on modern anthropological theory, helps explain why Solidarity happened in Poland and not elsewhere in the Communist bloc.

General

Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: April 1994
First published: 1994
Authors: Jan Kubik
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 336
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-271-01084-7
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > Trade unions
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN: 0-271-01084-3
Barcode: 9780271010847

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