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OverviewHarnessing a cultural sociological approach to explore transformations in key social spheres in post-1989 Poland, Chmielewska-Szlajfer illuminates shifts in religiosity, sympathy towards others, and civic activity in post-Communist Poland in the light of Western influence over elements of Polish life. Reshaping Poland’s Community after Communism focuses on three major cases, largely ignored in Polish scholarship: (1) a hugely popular, faux-baroque Catholic shrine, which illustrates new strategies adopted by the Polish Catholic Church to attract believers; (2) Woodstock Station, a widely known free charity music festival, demonstrating new practices of sympathy towards strangers; and (3) the emergence of national internet pro-voting campaigns and small-town watchdog websites, which uncover changes in practical uses of civic engagement. In exploring grass-roots, everyday negotiations of religiosity, charity, and civic engagement in contemporary Poland, Chmielewska-Szlajfer demonstrates how a country’s cultural changes can suggest wider, dramatic democratic transformation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Helena Chmielewska-SzlajferPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783319787343ISBN 10: 3319787349 Pages: 191 Publication Date: 05 July 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Sanctuary in Licheń: practices and aspirations of the Polish church community 3. Woodstock Station summer music festival: practices of responsibility 4. National internet pro-voting campaigns and local watchdog websites: practices of civil society through the internet 5. Conclusion: ordinary celebrations, or interpreting the new Polish social imaginaryReviewsAuthor InformationHelena Chmielewska-Szlajfer is Assistant Professor at Kozminski University, Poland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |