PZ 2017 I: Germany and Europe - History and the Present
- Binding: paperback
- Author: collective work
- Publisher: Instytut Zachodni
- PL ISSN: ISSN 0033-2437
- Publication date: 28 June 2017
- Number: I/2017
- Number of pages: 340
- Size: A5
The special forthcoming issue of the Western Review in English is an invitation to foreign readers wishing to read a selection of works presented in the pages of the journal of the Western Institute in Poznan. The journal, which has had the slogan Poland-Germany-Europe for decades, is interdisciplinary in nature and publishes works by authors from various research institutions.
The studies presented in this anthology, originally published in Polish in four issues of the journal published in 2015, are united by the theme of the history of the last century, the memory of it and the permanence of the aftermath of its landmark events, and the clues that flow from it. The often neglected teacher of life - history magistra vitae - remains the foundation for understanding the dynamics of the processes taking place in modern states, the problems and dilemmas of the Polish-German neighborhood and the dialogue determining European transformations up to the present day. Beginning with the attempts of the European powers to deal with the consequences of World War I and the forms of international intellectual cooperation at the time, through initiatives relating to borders and property after the next Great War, to the issues of restitution and (re)construction of cultural resources and identity transformations adequate to the sophistication of contemporary integration processes - the inevitable influence of the past is discernible in all the topics covered.
The collected articles lead through the complexities of the 20th century to the contemporary dilemmas of the system, politics and international relations. Today's Europe expects and requires the courage to take a new look at each of these spheres, their goals, methods of implementation and defining the basic terms in the dictionary of dialogue, dispute and, unfortunately, conflict. Thus, while history remains the key to understanding contemporary attitudes, consciousness, culture and memory, it is complemented by careful observation of ongoing transformations.
The publication of the English-language issue of "Western Review" is financed under contract 729/P-DUN/2016 with funds from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education earmarked for science dissemination activities.
- Zbigniew Mazur, Max Weber and Germany’s Defeat of 1918
- Dariusz Jeziorny, The First World War from a British Perspective. A Profit and Loss Account
- Andrzej M. Brzeziński, The Organization and Forms of International Intellectual Cooperation within The League of Nations (1922-1939)
- Katarzyna Jedynakiewicz-Mróz, Between Gretchen and Valkyrie. The Model of Womanhood in the Concepts and Practice of the League of German Girls (1933-1945)
- Krzysztof Siwek, American Plans for the Internationalisation of Silesia and the German-Polish Border in 1945-1949
- Rafał Żytyniec, Poland’s Role in the Antifascist Policy of Memory of the German Democratic Republic (1949-1972)
- Agnieszka Kisztelińska-Węgrzyńska, From the History of Polish-Austrian Diplomacy in the 70s. Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky’s Visits to Poland
- Elżbieta Kocowska-Siekierka, Protection of Castles, Palaces and Other Great Houses and Their Landscaped Grounds in the Czech Lands in 1918-2015. Nationalisation and Restitution
- Łukasz Bugalski, Gdańsk’s Cultural Heritage. The City Centre District and Municipal Historical Policy
- Beata Kornatowska, The 1963 Berlin Philharmonie – A Breakthrough Architectural Vision
- Izabela Wróbel, The Actions of the Federal Republic of Germany in thr Years 1998-2014 for the Restitution of Cultural Property Stolen from the Victims of National Socialism
- Jan Wiktor Tkaczyński, Constitutional Means for the Protection of the Political Order in Germany
- Andrzej Denka, On the Role of the „Intellectual Fire-Raisers” in the Transformation of German Historical and Political Identity from the mid-1980s to the Turn of the Century
- Pierre-Frédéric Weber, Emotions from the Perspective of a Constructivist Theory of International Relations (Opinions on Germany in Europe after 2010)
- Michał Tomczyk, The Impact of Europeanization on the Decision-Making Process in Switzerland’s Foreign Policy
- Piotr Skubiszewski, About my Brother