Poland and European Integration [electronic resource] : The Ideas and Movements of Polish Exiles in the West, 1939–91 /
Lane, Thomas.author.
Wolański, Marian.author.
Today's Euroscepticism contrasts sharply with the idealism of the thousands of Poles thrust out of their country after 1939 by war, occupation and communism. How could a future Poland find security and progress, but by membership in a union of European states? This book explores how Poles in exile attempted to shape opinion in Poland and the West.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Concepts of Europe in a Polish Political Tradition; 2 A Fine Idea; 3 A Predictable Failure; 4 Creating a Movement; 5 Great Expectations; 6 Thwarted Plans; 7 The Union of Polish Federalists; 8 European Ideas of Polish Political Parties; 9 Liberation, Détente and European Union; 10 War of Ideas; 11 Poland's European Policy after Communism: Continuity and Change; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-297) and index.
Today's Euroscepticism contrasts sharply with the idealism of the thousands of Poles thrust out of their country after 1939 by war, occupation and communism. How could a future Poland find security and progress, but by membership in a union of European states? This book explores how Poles in exile attempted to shape opinion in Poland and the West.
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World politics.
Europe-History.
History, Modern.
European Union.
Russian, Soviet, and East European History.
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European History.
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European Union Politics.