Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 376 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781009230933
Series Statement:
New studies in European history
Content:
No other symbol is as omnipresent in Poland as the cross. This multilayered and contradictory icon features prominently in public spaces and state institutions. It is anchored in the country's visual history, inspires protest culture, and dominates urban and rural landscapes. The cross recalls Poland's historic struggles for independence and anti-Communist dissent, but it also encapsulates the country's current position in Europe as a self-avowed bulwark of Christianity and a champion of conservative values. It is both a national symbol - defining the boundaries of Polishness in opposition to a changing constellation of the country's Others - and a key object of contestation in the creative arts and political culture. Despite its long history, the cross has never been systematically studied as a political symbol in its capacity to mobilize for action and solidify power structures. Cross Purposes is the first cultural history of the cross in modern Poland, deconstructing this key symbol and exploring how it has been deployed in different political battles.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Dec 2022)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009230971
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009230957
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781009230957
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/9781009230933
Author information:
Waligórska, Magdalena 1980-
