The Crosses of Auschwitz: Nationalism and Religion in Post-Communist Poland

Ramet, Sabrina P., The Catholic Historical Review

The Crosses of Auschwitz: Nationalism and Religion in Post-Communist Poland. By Geneviève Zubrzycki. (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 2006. Pp. xx, 277. $67.50 clothbound; $27.50 paperback.)

This is a brilliant book, both in terms of the author's insights and depth of understanding, and in terms of the coherence and logic of her presentation of her material. Geneviève Zubrzycki, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan, spent more than three years doing fieldwork in Poland, interviewing appropriate persons in Cracow, Katowice, Oswiecim, and Warsaw, and visiting the sites she discusses in her book. In addition to onsite fieldwork, she also …

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Publication information: Article title: The Crosses of Auschwitz: Nationalism and Religion in Post-Communist Poland. Contributors: Ramet, Sabrina P. - Author. Journal title: The Catholic Historical Review. Volume: 93. Issue: 3 Publication date: July 2007. Page number: 698+. © 2003 The Catholic University of America Press. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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