Courage and Fear

Courage
and Fear is a meticulously
documented study of Lviv¿s intelligentsia during the Second World War, as the Soviet and German occupations
obliterate the intricate social fabric of the city. This micro-history is told from
the perspective of individuals, whose stories lost out to grand national
narratives.

List of contents

Table of Contents

1. Girl with a Dog
2. Haven at the Clinic
3. Academic Snapshots
4. Barbarian in the Garden
5. The Great Journey
6. Ukrainian Hamlet
7. Artists from Café de la Paix
8. Index of Names
9. Bibliography

About the author

Ola Hnatiuk is a professor at the University of Warsaw and at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. She also served in the Polish diplomatic corps (2006–2010). She is the recipient of numerous awards, including Polonia Restituta (Republic of Poland highest state award), the Antonovych Foundation Award for fostering Polish-Ukrainian cultural cooperation, and the Pruszynski Polish PEN-Club Award. Her book Courage and Fear (originally published in Polish in 2015) received awards in Ukraine and in Poland.

Summary

Offers a study of a multicultural city in times when all norms collapse. Ola Hnatiuk presents a meticulously documented portrait of Lviv's diverse intelligentsia during World War Two. She employs diverse sources in several languages to tell the story of the city and to challenge the national narratives dominant in Central and Eastern Europe.

Product details

• Authors: Ola Hnatiuk
• Assisted by: Ewa Siwak (Translation)
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2020
• EAN: 9781644692516
• ISBN: 978-1-64469-251-6
• No. of pages: 554
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 831 g
• Series: Ukrainian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Poland, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Second World War, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies