Frankfurt am Main

The Past in the Present

Autor: 
prof. dr hab. Robert Traba
Miejsce wydania: 
Wydawnictwo: 
Rok wydania: 
2015
ISBN: 
978-3-631-64047-0 hb

What do we remember from our national past and why? What are the dangers of history being (mis-)appropriated by politicians? Past in the Present provides a critical analysis of recent disputes over Polish historiography. The author uses theories of collective memory as a guideline, and the Polish-German borderlands as his leitmotif. Western academic currents and long-standing (and often forgotten) Polish intellectual traditions serve as backdrop.