The Dawning of Christianity in Poland and Across Central and Eastern Europe: History and the Politics of Memory

ISBN-13: 9783631787250 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 312 str.

Igor Kakolewski; Przemyslaw Urbanczyk; Christian Lubke

Opis

This book presents the newest research by archeologists and historians on the genesis of Christianization in Polish and some other Central and Eastern European lands in the early Middle Ages as well as analyses on various politics of memory related to the founding myths of statehood in today's Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.

Spis treści

The newest research in archeology and history - The beginnings of Christianization in Polish and other Central and Eastern European territories in the early Middle Ages - Contemporary politics of memory - The founding myths of statehood in modern Poland, Russia, and Ukraine

O autorze

Igor Kakolewski is a professor and Director of the Centre for Historical Research in Berlin, Polish Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on early modern history of Poland-Lithuania and Europe, history of Polish-German relations, studies in memory culture.

Christian Lübke is a professor and Director of the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe, Leipzig. His research fields include history of the Middle Ages in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe, Russian history, social and economic history.

Przemyslaw Urbanczyk is a professor and Director of the Polish Institute of Advanced Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on archaeology and history of the Middle Ages in Poland, Central Europe, Scandinavia and North Atlantic region.