Beschreibung
This book is a thorough analysis of Marxist-Leninist historiographies in East Central Europe. It covers the period of Stalinism, from the late 1940s up to the early 1960s. The author’s main interest lies in the Marxists’ attitudes towards the traditions of German, Polish, Czech, and Slovak national movements and historiographies.
Autorenportrait
Maciej Górny is Assistant Professor at the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. He specializes in East-Central European History of the nineteenth and twentieth century as well as in the history of historiography.
Rezension
«For those doing work on history-writing in the Communist Bloc, this serious work will be an important source […].»
(Paul Le Blanc, The Russian Review 73.4, 2014)
«Maciej Gorny's book is a rich and insightful study […].»
(Monika Baar, American Historical Review Feb. 2016)
Inhalt
Contents: The Organization of Historical Sciences – The Marxist Interpretation of National Histories – The Marxist History of Historiography – Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia.
