Poland in a Colonial World Order is a study of the interwar Polish
state and empire building project in a changing world of empires,
nation-states, dominions, protectorates, mandates, and colonies.
Drawing from a wide range of sources spanning two continents and five
countries, Piotr Puchalski examines how Polish elites looked to
expansion in South America and Africa as a solution to both real
problems, such as industrial backwardness, and perceived issues, such
as the supposed overrepresentation of Jews in "liberal professions."
He charts how, in partnership with other European powers and
international institutions such as the League of Nations, Polish
leaders made attempts to channel emigration to South America, to
establish direct trade with Africa, to expedite national minorities to
far-away places, and to tap into colonial resources around the globe.
Puchalski demonstrates the intersection between such national policies
and larger processes taking place at the time, including the
internationalist turn of colonialism and the global fascination with
technocratic solutions. Carefully researched, the volume is key
reading for scholars and advanced students of twentieth-century
European history.
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Adjustments and Aspirations, 1918–1939
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ISBN
9781000479966
Publisert
2021
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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