Poland between the Wars, 1918–1939

Incorporating selective papers from a successful conference organised by the Polish Society, this book presents challenging and frequently revisionist views on a variety of controversial themes relating to the interwar Polish Republic, including its strug

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Also by Peter D. Stachura NAZI YOUTH IN THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC THE WEIMAR ERA AND HITLER A Select Bibliography THE SHAPING OF THE NAZI STATE (editor) THE GERMAN YOUTH MOVEMENT, 1900-1945 An Interpretative and Documentary History THE NAZI MACHTERGREIFUNG (editor) GREGOR STRASSER AND THE RISE OF NAZISM UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN WEIMAR GERMANY (editor) THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC AND THE YOUNGER PROLETARIAT An Economic and Social Analysis POLITICAL LEADERS IN WEIMAR GERMANY THEMES OF MODERN POLISH HISTORY (editor)

Poland between the Wars, 1918-1939 Edited by

Peter D. Stachura

Reader in History University of Stirling Scotland

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First published in Great Britain 1998 by

MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-349-26942-6 (eBook)

ISBN 978-1-349-26944-0

DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-26942-6

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First published in the United States of America 1998 by

ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC., Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 978-0-312-21680-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Poland between the wars, 1918-1939 I edited by Peter D. Stachura. p. em. "Most of the contributions in this volume were originally presented in abbreviated form at a conference "Poland Between the Wars, 1918-1939," organized by the Polish Society at the University of Stirling on II October 1997"-Pref. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-312-21680-1 1. Poland-History-1918-1945----Congresses. I. Stachura, Peter D. II. Conference "Poland Between the Wars, 1918-1939" (1997: University of Stirling) DK4400.P627 1998 943.8'04-dc21 98-7134 CIP

Selection, editorial matter, preface and Chapters 1, 3 and 4 © Peter D. Stachura 1998 Chapters 2, 5 and 6 © Macmillan Press Ltd 1998 Sollcover reprint or the hardcover I st edition 1998 978-0-333-73680-7 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London WIP 9HE. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. 10 07

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For Gregory and Madeleine as another gentle reminder of their Polish heritage

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Preface Notes on Contributors

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Abbreviations and Glossary Map of the Second Polis