The original sin of Poland's third republic: Discounting "solidarity" and its consequences for political reconciliation

Polish Sociological Review

Volumn , Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-38

  Kubik, Jan ^a,b   Linch, Amy ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

"Solidarity"; (Mnemonic) reconciliation; Collective memory; Democratic consolidation; Political rituals; Round Table

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247674804     PISSN: 12311413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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