{"product_id":"9783319787343","title":"Reshaping Poland’s Community after Communism: Ordinary Celebrations","description":"\u003ch1\u003eReshaping Poland’s Community after Communism: Ordinary Celebrations\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eChmielewska-Szlajfer, Helena\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarnessing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReshaping Poland’s Community after Communism \u003c\/i\u003efocuses 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-07-05\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319787343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-78735-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 191\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309627535500,"sku":"9783319787343","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319787343_e2273583-5253-40da-a19c-ecd55dae071e.jpg?v=1776777865","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319787343","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}