The Seeds of Triumph
Subtitle: Church and State in Gomulka's Poland
Publisher: Central European University Press
Published: June 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9789639241169
Subjects: European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland); Marxism & Communism; History; Religion - Catholicism; History: World; Christianity - History - Catholic; Eastern Europe - Poland; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; 20th century; Catholic Church; Church and state; Communism and Christianity; Poland
Description: "The Seeds of Triumph points to the church-state conflict in Gomulka's Poland as the catalyst for events over the following decades and as paving the way to the dramatic changes that took place in 1989. It argues that the role of Pope John Paul II, Gorbachev and Walesa in the l980s should not overshadow the long-term and profound influence of Cardinal Wyszynski's clash with Gomulka. The book focuses on the balance of power between the Communist regime and the Polish Church during the first decades of the post-war era and proves that the church remained a significant power even during the darkest days of Stalinism. The events and dynamics of the later Communist era and of post-Communist Poland are discussed in an extensive epilogue. The research is based on a wide variety of sources and employs an original, system-approach analytical framework."--BOOK JACKET.