Italians in Early Modern Poland : Translated by Katarzyna Popowicz Hardback
by Wojciech Tygielski
Part of the Polish Studies - Transdisciplinary Perspectives series
Hardback
Description
The book provides a panorama of Italian migrants’ activities in Polish economy, political life and, above all, culture.
The motivations of Italians who decided to travel to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and quite often settled there permanently, the reasons which made this migration possible and approved by the Polish and Lithuanian hosts are described in detail.
Various categories of Italian migrants are considered as well as the potential and growing difficulties in their adaptation.
These premises serve as proof of social and cultural distances between the Italians and the Poles and underline the tensions between the Italians’ cultural background and the one which they had to cope with.
The hypothesis of the lost historical opportunity made possible by numerous arrivals of migrants from more culturally advanced areas is highlighted through the debate on the efficiency of Italian influences upon Polish-Lithuanian realities, and by the catalogue of the causes which effectively hindered Italian impulse for modernity.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:540 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG
- Publication Date:29/03/2015
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- ISBN:9783631641347
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:540 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG
- Publication Date:29/03/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9783631641347
