Zubrzycki, Geneviève.

The crosses of Auschwitz : nationalism and religion in post-communist Poland - Chicago : The University of Chicago Press , 2006 . - 277 pages 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-263) and index.

Introduction and theoretical orientations -- Genealogy of Polish nationalism -- "We, the Polish nation" : redefining the nation in post-communist Poland -- "Oswiecim"/"Auschwitz" : archaeology of a contested site and symbol -- The aesthetics of the war of the crosses : mobilizing "the nation" -- Debating Poland by debating the cross -- Conclusion : nationalism and religion reexamined -- Appendix A: newspapers consulted -- Appendix B: preamble to the Constitution of the Third Republic of Poland.

9780226993034 (alk. paper) 0226993035 (alk. paper) 9780226993041 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0226993043 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Auschwitz (Concentration camp)

--Religious aspects.
Nationalism--Poland.
National characteristics, Polish.
Post-communism--sociology--European history

DK4121 / .Z83 2006

320.540

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