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The Power of Symbols Against the Symbols of Power 1994 Jan Kubik
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- Condition
- Good
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- Subject
- Social Sciences
- ISBN
- 9780271010847
- Item Length
- 8.9in
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania STATE University Press
- Publication Year
- 1994
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Language Arts & Disciplines, History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Europe / Eastern, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, World / European, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Linguistics / General
- Item Width
- 7.4in
- Item Weight
- 18.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271010843
ISBN-13
9780271010847
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103680
Product Key Features
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Eastern, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, World / European, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Genre
Language Arts & Disciplines, History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
7.4in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hd8537.N783k83 1994
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"Jan Kubik brings a sophisticated anthropological and cultural-studies perspective to this important study of Poland in the waning years of communist rule. He stresses the central role of symbolism and discourse in the maintenance and construction of political power. This is a powerful paradigm and one that I think will attract even more attention in the East European context in future years as new social-political systems are constructed and as new ideologies replace the old." -David I. Kertzer, Brown University, &"Jan Kubik brings a sophisticated anthropological and cultural-studies perspective to this important study of Poland in the waning years of communist rule. He stresses the central role of symbolism and discourse in the maintenance and construction of political power. This is a powerful paradigm and one that I think will attract even more attention in the East European context in future years as new social-political systems are constructed and as new ideologies replace the old.&" &-David I. Kertzer, Brown University, "Jan Kubik brings a sophisticated anthropological and cultural-studies perspective to this important study of Poland in the waning years of communist rule. He stresses the central role of symbolism and discourse in the maintenance and construction of political power. This is a powerful paradigm and one that I think will attract even more attention in the East European context in future years as new social-political systems are constructed and as new ideologies replace the old." --David I. Kertzer,Brown University, "Jan Kubik brings a sophisticated anthropological and cultural-studies perspective to this important study of Poland in the waning years of communist rule. He stresses the central role of symbolism and discourse in the maintenance and construction of political power. This is a powerful paradigm and one that I think will attract even more attention in the East European context in future years as new social-political systems are constructed and as new ideologies replace the old." --David I. Kertzer, Brown University
Publication Name
Power of Symbols Against the Symbols of Power : The Rise of Solidarity and the Fall of State Socialism in Poland
Copyright Date
1994
Lccn
93-009895
Dewey Decimal
322/.2/09438
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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