Between Propaganda and Truth: changing patterns in the Polish historiography about the Civil War
This article examines the transformation of public and historiographical discourse on the Spanish Civil War in Poland, exploring the post-Stalinist period and current democratic Poland. It explains how, during these two very different eras: the dictatorial, communist past and the capitalist, liberal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Studia Historica: Historia Contemporánea |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/0213-2087/article/view/12555 |
| Summary: | This article examines the transformation of public and historiographical discourse on the Spanish Civil War in Poland, exploring the post-Stalinist period and current democratic Poland. It explains how, during these two very different eras: the dictatorial, communist past and the capitalist, liberal-democratic present, historical discourse concerning the past has been transformed so as to meet the prevailing political needs and demands of today. The conclusions reached here point to a change of paradigm in historiographical discourse on the Civil War, and encourage reflection on the epistemological and methodological implications that historical processes raise for the historian’s task. |
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| ISSN: | 0213-2087 2444-7080 |