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Power of Symbols Against the Symbols of Power : The Rise of Solidarity and the Fall of State Socialism in Poland by Jan Kubik (1994, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271010843
ISBN-13
9780271010847
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103680

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
336 Pages
Publication Name
Power of Symbols Against the Symbols of Power : The Rise of Solidarity and the Fall of State Socialism in Poland
Language
English
Subject
Europe / Eastern, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, World / European, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Author
Jan Kubik
Subject Area
Political Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
93-009895
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"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
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
322/.2/09438
Synopsis
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., 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.
LC Classification Number
HD8537.N783K83 1994

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