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  • From Subjection to Independence

    Post-World War II Polish-Italian Relations

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    Series Book 32 - Studies in Politics, Security and Society
    This book seeks to identify the most important problems in post-World War II Polish-Italian relations. The fundamental reflections come in two parts, in chronological-problematic order, from 1945 to 1958 and 1959 to 1989. The key points are: Poland and the main problems of Italian foreign policy; Italian attitude to the main problems of Polish foreign policy; the effects of cultural exchange; the ... Read more

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  • In the Shadows of Cold War Politics

    Polish–Belgian Relations, 1945–1980

    Series Book 68 - Studies in Politics, Security and Society
    This monograph aspires to be no more than a preliminary analytical survey of Polish–Belgian relations in the years 1945–1980 in their political, cultural-educational, economic and commercial aspects. The chief aim was to identify the dynamics of these relations, establishing when and why they were most productive, and when they deteriorated and dropped to freezing point.The authors' findings were ... Read more

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  • Increase Supply, Reduce Demand and Punish Severely

    A Contextual History of Meat in Communist Poland

    Series Book 37 - Studies in History, Memory and Politics
    A monograph on the social history of meat in Poland under the Communist regime (1945–1989). Based on an extensive archival research, which included the records of state institutions and the Communist party, the authors trace back the social and economic aspects of the production and circulation of meat in this period. They analyze, among other things, the problem political interventions into the ... Read more

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