Contemporary Poland
Space And Society
1st Edition
Published on 6. June 1996
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8133-6953-2 (ISBN)
Description
With an emphasis on popular experience and public opinion, this volume explores the process of the transformation of Poland's economy, polity and society. Illustrated with maps to highlight regional patterns, the book also makes use of attitudinal surveys. Set against the backdrop of the final phase of communism and the legacy facing the new Poland, the book sheds light on the ways in which its people have reacted to dramatic change.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-6953-2 (9780813369532)
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Content
Introduction: Poland in a European context; ideology and social and economic structure; towards transformation - the decline and rejection of the communist system. Part 1 Regional differentiation and post-communist transformation: regional and spatial structure; population; urban Poland; the ecological consequences of industrialization and urbanization. Part 2 The post-communist challenge: the social consequences of transformation; the new political structure; the emergence of new regional differentiation; the security and modernization challenges.