The clash of moral nations : cultural politics in Piłsudski's Poland, 1926-1935 /

Plach, Eva, 1969-

The clash of moral nations : cultural politics in Piłsudski's Poland, 1926-1935 / Eva Plach. - Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, (c)2006. - 1 online resource (xiv, 262 pages). - Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Poland's postwar moral panic -- Poland writes to Piłsudski -- Building the army of moral action -- Women's activism during the sanacja period -- The play-boy in the sanacja nation -- Assessing the spring of miracles.

The May 1926 coup d'état in Poland inaugurated what has become known as the period of sanacja or "cleansing." The event has been explored in terms of the impact that it had on state structures and political styles. But for both supporters and opponents of the post-May regime, the sanacja was a catalyst for debate about Polish national identity, about citizenship and responsibility to the nation, and about postwar sexual morality and modern gender identities. The Clash of Moral Nations is a study of the political culture of interwar Poland, as reflected in and by the coup. Eva Plach shifts th.




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Piłsudski, Józef, 1867-1935.


Politics and culture--Poland.
Political culture--Poland.
Ethics--History--Poland--20th century.
Political culture--History--Poland--20th century.
Politics and culture--History--Poland--20th century.


Electronic Books.

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