Paul Brykczynski is an independent historian who lives in Ontario.
Discusses the 1922 election of Gabriel Narutowicz as the first
president of the new Republic of Poland; describes how his victory,
with the support of a Jewish political party, enraged the right,
provoked riots, and led to his murder less than a week later."" -
Chronicle of Higher Education
""Brykczynski gives his narrative considerable immediacy by relying
on available newspaper accounts."" - Choice
""As exciting as a good novel, but meticulously researched and
offering sophisticated historical analysis."" - Piotr
Wróbel,University of Toronto
""The interwar period was an often violent time in which the demons
of the twentieth century increasingly had their way. Brykczynski
places the assassination of President Gabriel Narutowicz in the
context of growing antisemitism and the emerging challenge to
democracy in the recently independent Polish nation. An important
story, thoroughly researched and compellingly told."" - John
Merriman,Yale University
""Makes significant, interesting contributions to a wide range of
historiographies, including debates about the place of civic
nationalism in interwar political discourse and about the power and
reach of interwar antisemitism."" - Eva Plach, Wilfred Laurier
University
“An outstanding and welcome contribution to scholarship on Polish
nationalism, the history of antisemitism, political violence,
fascism, and democratic politics [that] will resonate with the
public at large as we grapple with contemporary challenges to
democracy across the globe.” - Slavic Review
“This assiduously researched, impeccably argued, and
well-illustrated book should be required reading for anyone
interested in modern Polish history and/or the evolution of the
Polish nation more broadly.” - Polish Review
“Brykczynski is surely right to claim that political anti-Semitism
was of greater significance in the first years of the Polish
republic than has previously been allowed and that anti-Semitism’s
opponents were not as robust as we might like to think. This is a
fine, provocative study.”—English Historical Review
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