nationalism, Catholicism, and communism in twentieth-century Poland : the politics of Bolesław PiaseckiKunicki, Mikołaj Stanisławcreatorauthor.textbibliographybiographyElectronic books.BiographyHistoryohu2012monographiceng1 online resource (xv, 266 pages) : illustrations.In this study of the relationship of nationalism, communism, authoritarianism, and religion in twentieth-century Poland, Mikolaj Kunicki shows how the country's communist rulers tried to adapt communism to local traditions, particularly ethnocentric nationalism and Catholicism. Focusing on the political career of Boleslaw Piasecki, a Polish nationalist politician who started his journey as a fascist before the war and ended it as a procommunist activist, Kunicki demonstrates that Polish Communists reinforced the ethnocentric self-definition of Polishness and--as Piasecki's case proves--prolonged the existence of the nationalist Right. Between the Brown and the Red captures the multifaceted nature of church-state relations in Communist Poland, relations that oscillated between mutual confrontation, accommodation, and dialogue rather than stagnating in a state of constant struggle. Contrary to assumptions, under Communism the bond between religion and nation in Poland grew stronger. Between the Brown and the Red also introduces to the reader one of the most fascinating figures in the history of twentieth-century Poland and the Communist world.Mikołaj Stanisław Kunicki.Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-243) and index.e-pl---Piasecki, BolesławCatholic ChurchPolandHistory20th centuryPiasecki, BolesawCatholic ChurchPolandHistory20th centuryPiasecki, BolesławCatholic Church.PoliticiansPolandBiographyCommunism and ChristianityPolandPolandPolitics and government1918-1945PolandPolitics and government1945-1980BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHYHistoricalHISTORYEuropeGermanyCommunism and ChristianityPolitics and governmentPoliticiansPolandPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism 1900-1999 fast DK4435.P54 K86 2012943.805/5092 BKunicki, Mikołaj Stanisław.(DLC) 2012009339(OCoLC)7688006239780821444207082144420422573/ctt1j695q4 JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=818265http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=818265N$T14081220200709060202.0ocn886535493eng