Women in Poland, 1945–1989

Modernity, Equality, Communism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvKatarzyna Stańczak-Wiślicz,Piotr Perkowski,Małgorzata Fidelis,Barbara Klich-Kluczewska

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Women in Poland 1945–1989: Modernity, Equality, Communism offers a compelling and deeply researched exploration of women’s lives under state socialism in Poland. The book reveals how communist promises of emancipation intersected with everyday reality – shaping work, family life, political participation, and personal identity. It examines women’s political engagement, experiences of work in both urban factories and rural fields, the management of household and family life, childhood and education, as well as biopolitics and the evolving culture of beauty. Juxtaposing the Polish experience with developments across Europe in the second half of the twentieth century, this insightful study uncovers the ambitions, contradictions, and lived realities of communist projects directed at women.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-08-31
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor294
FörlagPallas Publications
ISBN9789048576708

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Katarzyna Stańczak-Wiślicz (Institute of Literary Research, PAS) is a cultural historian interested in women’s history in post-1945 Poland.Piotr Perkowski (University of Gdańsk) is a social historian, specializing in Poland’s social and economic history after 1945.Małgorzata Fidelis (University of Illinois Chicago) is a social and cultural historian, focused on everyday life and the individual-state relationship in post-1945 Eastern Europe.Barbara Klich-Kluczewska (Jagiellonian University, Kraków) is a cultural historian, focused on gender history, history of sexuality, family and childhood.

Introduction to the English-Language Edition Chapter 1. The Road to Power? Women in Politics Chapter 2. Equal Rights or Conservative Modernity? Women and Work Chapter 3. The Modern Housewife: Woman in the Household Chapter 4. “It’s Not Easy Being a Girl”: Upbringing, Coming-of-Age, and Education Chapter 5. Women and the Family Chapter 6. Objects of Biopolitics? Health, Reproduction, and Violence Chapter 7. Beautiful and Resourceful: Beauty Culture and the Body Conclusion Bibliography Index