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Poland: A Modern History Paperback – 30 Nov 2012

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A clear picture of the recent political evolution of this important East-Central European state P.W. Knoll, CHOICE

A lively and compelling chronicle of Polish political history from the partitions of the late eighteenth century through to Poland s recent accession to NATO and the European Union Matthew Kelly, English Historical Review

Anita Prazmowska is among the most distinguished historians of Poland in the English-speaking world ... This volume ... will be useful not only for general readers, but also as an aid in stimulating undergraduates and supporting professors as they explore Poland s development John Stanley, Canadian Slavonic Papers --John Stanley, Canadian Slavonic Papers

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Anita Prazmowska is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her previous books include Civil War in Poland 1942 1948, Poland and the Eastern Front, Britain and Poland 1939 1943: The Betrayed Ally and A History of Poland.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Polish History Text a Major Disappointment 14 Oct. 2014
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This is a poorly written, poorly edited, and generally disappointing book, which I would not recommend to anyone. The author dutifully covers the main themes of modern Polish history, but does so with little grace or style. The individual chapters are disorganized and repetitious. Surprisingly, there are countless incomplete sentences throughout the text, something which a good editor would have caught. The choppy sentence structure makes for awkward reading. One wonders if those who gave such glowing tributes to the book and author on the back of the book ever read it -- or even looked at it. A major editing job is in order if there is ever to be a second edition.
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1.0 out of 5 stars The author repeats communist era propaganda that the 1931 Polish Census was fixed without statistical evidence. 27 Nov. 2015
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Despite having a Polish sounding surname, the author repeats communist era propaganda that the 1931 Polish Census was fixed to under-count ethnic minorities: "It is now believed that the Polish government forged returns relating to the Eastern borderlands..." (pg. 102) No doubt that there are anti-Polonist Pole bashers who want to believe such things. However, no statistical evidence has ever been produced to substantiate the claim. The number of Jews (by religion) increased as a percentage of the population from the previous census. Furthermore, the 1931 census enumerated native language and religion, not ethnicity. Therefore, the allegation is absurd. A nation cannot falsify census returns about a question that it did not ask. The claim rests on an alleged confession by the head of Poland's prewar statistical office made during Soviet occupation of Poland while his brother was incarcerated for some "crime" against the state, and only published after his death by Polish Communist Party historian Jerzy Tomaszewski. In fact, in comparison to other contemporary census, the Poles enumerated more categories nationally. The author works as an academic in the U.K., and it may be convenient for people there to believe that the Poles altered census returns to avoid the guilt of the Western betrayal of the Poles, and the people in what was Eastern Poland who did not want to join the Soviet Union. However, historical writing should focus on facts, and not what people want to believe. (Kate Brown's "A Biography Of No Place" is recommended for those interested in the cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity of this region.) It is difficult to believe that rumours of fixing another nation's census would be repeated like this without actual statistical evidence considering the social trauma of the war. Yet, this author repeats the communist gossip. There are much better books than what this author is selling.
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