{"product_id":"9781444332186","title":"Poland in the Modern World Beyond Martyrdom","description":"\u003ch3\u003eA New History of Modern Europe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePoland in the Modern World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBeyond Martyrdom\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrian Porter-Szücs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Eastern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoland in the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e presents a history of the country from the late nineteenth century to the present, incorporating new perspectives from social and cultural history and positioning it in a broad global context\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges traditional accounts Poland that tend to focus on national, political history, emphasizing the country's 'exceptionalism'.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a lively, multi-dimensional story, balancing coverage of high politics with discussion of social, cultural and economic changes, and their effects on individuals’ daily lives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores both the regional diversity within Poland and the country’s place within Europe and the wider world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a new interpretive framework for understanding key historical events in Poland’s modern history, including the experiences of World War II and the postwar communist era.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBrian Porter-Szücs\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Michigan, where he has taught since 1994. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFaith and Fatherland: Catholicism, Modernity, and Poland\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eWhen Nationalism Began to Hate: Imagining Modern Politics in Nineteenth-Century Poland\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). He is also the co-editor, with Bruce Berglund, of \u003ci\u003eChristianity and Modernity in Eastern Europe\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 March 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444332186\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e392\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378409468044,"sku":"9781444332186","price":110.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444332186_b7e8db6a-ef96-444f-bec5-24cae36e269a.jpg?v=1780238623","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444332186","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}