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This study examines shared culture in medieval and contemporary Poland. The author argues that shared culture produced by ethnically, religiously, and linguistically diverse societies-rather than elitist values or institutional, ethnic, and religious differences-was foundational to societal survival in medieval Polish cities.
List of contents
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Preface
Introduction. Common Culture and the Ideology of Difference in Medieval and Contemporary Poland
Chapter 1. A Common Culture in Late Fourteenth-Century Kraków, Poznä, and Lublin
Chapter 2. The Common Culture of Kraków, Poznä, and Lublin between the 1380s and 1450s
Chapter 3. The Pretext of Catholic Royal Power through Spectacles, Visual Language, and Written Texts
Chapter 4. Poland and the EU: Common Culture and the Segregational Politics of Equality
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the author
Teresa Pac is associate professor at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Summary
This study examines shared culture in medieval and contemporary Poland. The author argues that shared culture produced by ethnically, religiously, and linguistically diverse societies—rather than elitist values or institutional, ethnic, and religious differences—was foundational to societal survival in medieval Polish cities.
