The book offers an opportunity to look at the genesis of national identity as it was constructed in a specific stateless and multicultural context through cultural transfer and the impact of the contemporary media. It explores Polish reactions to the Italian .

Lidia Jurek holds a PhD in History from the European University Institute, Florence (2010). Currently she is a Fellow at the Imre Kertész Kolleg, Jena (Germany).

«Overall, this is a tremendously ambitious book which, through its carefully constructed and novel argumentation, succeeds in bringing new life to a fascinating field. It will prove to be of great interest not only to students of Polish-Italian relations but to all those with a broader interest in the Polish national movement in general.» (Francis Ipgrave, Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung, 64/2015)

Leseprobe

Contents: Polish National Movement – The Italian – Background of ‘Pole Catholic’ – The Catholic Church – Cultural Transfer – National Identity – Mazzini and Mickiewicz.