Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. The Day the Pope Came to Town 1
4. A Political and Economic History of the Żwiec Region 27
5. Elite Class Struggles and Authority 63
6. Nonelites, Family Networks, and Identity 97
7. The Community, the Nation-State, and Globalization 135
8. Politics, Culture, and Modernity in Postcultural Poland 167
9. Notes 183
10. Bibliography 191
11. Index 205