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Independence Day - Myth, Symbol, and the Creation of Modern Poland (Hardcover, New)
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Independence Day - Myth, Symbol, and the Creation of Modern Poland (Hardcover, New)
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The 11th of November 1918, Polish Independence Day, is a curious
anniversary whose commemoration has been only intermittently
observed in the last century. In fact, the day -- and the several
symbols that rightly or wrongly have become associated with it --
has a rather convoluted history, filled with tradition and myth,
which deserves attention.
Independence Day is more than just the history of a day, or the
evolution of its celebration, but an explanation of what meaning
has come to be associated with that date. It offers a re-reading of
Polish history, not by a series of dates, but through a series of
symbols whose combination allows the Poles to understand who they
are by what they have been. Its focus is on the era 1914-2008, and
the central actor is the charismatic Jozef Pilsudski. He came to
represent a disposition regarding the meaning of Polish history
which eventually penetrated virtually all of modern Polish society.
The work is constructed by the analysis of memoirs, documents,
coins, stamps, films, maps, monuments, and many other features
making it a multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional volume.
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