Thinking about the Fatherland...: Confession of a Diplomat
Thinking about the Fatherland...: Confession of a Diplomat
Author(s): Andrzej JaroszyńskiSubject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, History of Communism, Politics and Identity
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Instytut Jana Pawła II, Wydział Filozofii
Keywords: Poland; fatherland and motherland; national and individual identity; opposition to communism; diplomacy;
Summary/Abstract: The essay comprises a personal account of a former Polish diplomat of his experience and concept of the fatherland. The paper describes the development of the author’s sense of his national identity, beginning with his experience of the communist Poland, and continuing up to the period of his diplomatic service after 1989. In the conclusion, the author discusses the question of nationality as a person’s identity.
Journal: Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL
- Issue Year: 32/2019
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 433-446
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
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