Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

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Destined for Greatness! A Sense of Mission in Foreign Policy. The Case of Russia

Przeznaczeni do wielkości! Poczucie misji w polityce zagranicznej. Przypadek Rosji

Author(s): Alicja Curanović / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Russia; foreign policy; empire; messianism; mission

A sense of mission, present in foreign policy is not a Russian "pathology", but a common occurrence in international activity of states. Mission themes which appear in contemporary politics are not connected to religious tradition, but they are a key factor in forming identity, shaping status ambitions and building the sense of state security. The in-depth analysis of contemporary Russian messianism brings a fresh, new look at identity, history and foreign policy of today’s Russia.

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Józef Kozielecki - Life and Science Intertwined

Józefa Kozieleckiego życie z nauką splecione

Author(s): Maryla Goszczyńska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Józef Kozielecki; the history of Polish psychology; cognitive psychology; the transgressive concept of man

The story of life and work of Józef Kozielecki – an outstanding psychologist, an excellent lecturer and the professor of Warsaw University – written by Maryla Goszczyńska, his closest long-standing associate and supplemented with the statements of the academic society: Professor’s associates, disciples and friends. It is a major publication on the history of Polish psychology.The author shows a complex character with highly focused interests and a strong motivation for academic achievements; she presents the underlying logic behind the developments of her Master’s ideas and writes about establishing relations between the sides of the academic dialogue: the lecturer and the disciple.

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Truth and Falsehood in Science and the Arts

Prawda i fałsz w nauce i sztuce

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: truth; falsehood; science; art; subjectivity; forgery

The authors discuss truth and falsehood in science and the arts. They view truth as an irreducible point of reference, both in striving for elementary knowledge about the world and in seeking methods and artistic means of achieving this goal. The multilevel and multiple-aspect research presented here, conducted on material from different periods and different cultures, shows very clearly that truth and falsehood lie at the foundation of all human motivation, choices, decisions, and behaviors. At the same time, however, it reveals that every bid to extrapolate the results of detailed studies into generalizations aimed at universalization – by the very fact of their discursivation – either subjects the discussion to the rules of formal logic or situates it outside the realm of truth and falsehood.

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Fortresses of Upper Nubia in the light of archaeological and ethnological researches

Budowle obronne w Górnej Nubii na podstawie badań archeologicznych i etnologicznych

Author(s): Mariusz Drzewiecki / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: defensive structures; fortresses; Upper Nubia; archaeology; methodology of archaeology

From simple tower houses for one family or a small group of people, to huge defensive complexes with bastions and bastiles guarding the borders of empires and the trade routes. From non-invasive archaeological methods such as photography, analysys of the satellite imagery or laser scanning, to surveys and excavations. The book presents the fascinating world of very diversified fortresses that were built over many centuries in the Upper Nubia region (today’s northern and central Sudan). However, it can be also read as a kind of „guide on archaeology”. Its informal narrative involves the reader into the every-day reality of the archaeologists, shows how they prepare for the research, and what kind of the problems they have to face during their work. The book also raises some new research questions and encourages the readers to start their own adventure with archaeology.

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Administrative and financial contexts of management

Administracyjno-finansowe konteksty zarządzania

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: fiscal policy; pandemic; cryptocurrencies; financial market; behavioral economics; management psychology; supervisory board; succession; family businesses; family foundations; corporate legal environment; risk management

The monograph addresses selected issues from the borderline of law, finance and management of the public and private sectors, which have significant implications for the global functioning of enterprises and the economy. The authors focus on fiscal policy poroblems during a pandemic time, the rise of cryptocurrencies, aspects of the functioning of capital companies, ways of carrying out family business succession and the activity of an insurance broker through the prism of the legal environment. The book was written on the basis of current research, therefore it can be valuable material for researchers and practitioners managing organisations, as well as for students of management, economics and law looking for news on management in the administrative and financial context.

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Ynzer Łidła – Our Songs. Songs, Lullabies and Counting-out Rhymes from Wilamowice

Ynzer łidła – nasze pieśni. Wilamowskojęzyczne pieśni, kołysanki i wyliczanki

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: folklore; folk songs; ethnography of Poland; Wilamowice; minority languages; ethnolect; lullabies; counting-out rhymes

"Ynzer Łidła – Our Songs. Songs, Lullabies and Counting-out Rhymes from Wilamowice", is the result of titanic work done by Tymoteusz Król, who documented oral traditions of a small ethnic group living in Wilamowice, a town between Oświęcim and Bielsko-Biała. Wilamowianie came from Western Europe in the 13th century and brought their own language and traditions. Unfortunately, due to their distinctness, Wilamowianie were often persecuted, especially in the 20th century. As a result, their culture and language began to die out. Tymoteusz Król, who undertook the task of documenting songs and lullabies, collected directly from the oldest language users, not only saved them from oblivion, but also started the process of revitalizing wymysiöeryś language, which is now used by the growing number of speakers. For some of its speakers the songs contained in this collection were the first opportunity to get to know their indigenous culture.

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Writing the War. Diaries from 1939–1945

Zapisywanie wojny. Dzienniki z lat 1939–1945

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: diaries from 1939–1945; war diaries; war memoirs; war notes

The publication is a collection of texts on diaries from the Second World War. The authors, analyzing diaries of Polish writers, present their innovative proposals on the definition and language usually applied in existing literary and cultural research on diaries.

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Masterpieces of Polish Literature and Film. Pharaoh, The Wedding, Mother Joan of the Angels

Masterpieces of Polish Literature and Film. Pharaoh, The Wedding, Mother Joan of the Angels

Author(s): Lidija Rezoničnik,Seweryn Kuśmierczyk / Language(s): English

Keywords: Kawalerowicz; Wajda; Pharaoh; The Wedding; Mother Joan of the Angels; anthropological and morphological analysis; canon of Polish literature; Polish film classics; film adaptations

The book collection Masterpieces of Polish Literature and Film presents important works of Polish literature and their film adaptations, which are distinguished by a high artistic level and are among the classics of Polish cinematography. Each book in the collection consists of literary chapters contributed by Lidija Rezoničnik and chapters written by Seweryn Kuśmierczyk that contain analyses and interpretations of films based on literary works. The literary works are presented in a broader literary and cultural context. This context is also taken into account in the film analyses and interpretations, which are based on the method of anthropological-morphological analysis of the film work. The first book is dedicated to the novel "Pharaoh" by Bolesław Prus (Faraon, 1895) and the film "Pharaoh" by Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Faraon, 1965), the drama "The Wedding" by Stanisław Wyspiański (Wesele, 1901) and the film "The Wedding" by Andrzej Wajda (Wesele, 1972), and the novel "Mother Joan of the Angels" by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (Matka Joanna od Aniołów, 1946) and Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s film "Mother Joan of the Angels" (Matka Joanna od Aniołów, 1960).

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Computer Games: A Risky Twelfth Muse? The Identification of Psychological Aspects of Problem Gaming

Gry komputerowe: ryzykowna dwunasta muza? Identyfikacja psychologicznych aspektów problemowego grania

Author(s): Piotr Grajewski / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: gaming disorder; computer games addiction; behavioural addictions; computer games

The publication introduces the reader to the problem of computer games. The author explains the important differences between platforms and types of games, describes the profile of a Polish player and the main principles of e-sport, i.e. competitive professional players in virtual games, the role of the gaming industry in the economy and the positive and negative consequences of gaming. As a psychologist dealing with behavioural addictions, he presents the results of his own research concerning so called problem gaming, identifies the symptoms, gives diagnostic criteria, risk factors, development mechanisms and analyses the role of games in addictions and shows methods of treatment.

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The Problem of Archive Networks in Selected European Countries

Problemy sieci archiwalnych w wybranych krajach Europy

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: archive networks; state archives; archive; European archives

The publication contains articles on organizing and functioning of archive networks in selected European countries, i.e. in Poland, Spain, Liechtenstein, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. The authors discuss the factors shaping archive networks and their relations with social needs, asking questions about the incentives which facilitate the organization of stable and effective archive networks, the possibility of its modification, or the importance of digital technologies in sharing archival resources.

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Medical Communication – Challenges and Inspiration Sources

Komunikacja medyczna – wyzwania i źródła inspiracji

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: medical communication; medical personnel-patient communication; communication competences; professional language

The authors of the texts included in this monograph address, among others, such threads as: the structure of medical communication, legal aspects of informing patients, tools supporting the decision-making process related to therapeutic management, the specific nature of professional language, doctor-patient communication during teleconsultation, informing patients about the pharmacotherapy related risks, the development of communication competences of medical students and personnel, the language aspects of patient-doctor communication, the issues arising from the influence of new technologies (including the Internet and AI) on communication processes between medical personnel and institutions and patients.

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A Clash of Narratives. Studies on Slovene Collective Memory

Starcie narracji. Studia o słoweńskiej pamięci zbiorowej

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Slovenia; collective memory; cultural memory; literary canon; history

The book offers a representative, though diverse, picture of the narratives shaping the identity of present-day Slovenes, captured from the perspectives of both Slovene and Polish scholars. Their case studies illustrate two complementing but at the same time contradictory mechanisms that form collective memory. The first mechanism has to do with canonizing and popularizing images of the past, the second – with contesting the past, with a conflict of memories. Taken as a whole, the volume constitutes a comprehensive overview, ranging from the actualization of myths and recalling the sources of identity to the newest initiatives aimed at vindicating the meritorious yet forgotten ones.

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Minorities and Their Languages in the Face of Crisis. Anti-Stigmatisation Package for the Project “Language as a Cure: Linguistic Vitality as a Tool for Psychological Well-Being, Health and Economic Sustainability” (in Kashubian)

Mjészëznë a jejich jãzëkji procëm krizisú. Antistigmatizacijni paket projektú „Jãzëkòvé antidotum: jãzëkòvô vjitalnosc jakò ôrt bùdacëjé psichicznégò dobrostanú, zdrovjô a zbalansovónégò rozvjicô”

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: ethnic minorities; minority languages; minority discrimination; preventing discrimination; psychological well-being

The publication in Kashubian, which is the result of the “Language as a Cure” project, analyses the influence of discrimination experienced by ethnic minorities and migrants on their health and well-being. It also looks at the benefits of preserving native languages and strong ethnic identity as well as the consequences of the pandemic for these groups. The books contains practical recommendations and solutions for improving the functioning of minority groups in Poland and supporting the efforts to preserve their languages and culture, preventing discrimination and stigmatization as well as building better relations between ethnic minorities and majorities.

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Linguistic Methodology

Metodologia lingwistyki

Author(s): Andrzej Bogusławski / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: linguistics; methodology; principle of a scientific study; logic; history of linguistic thought

This original study by an outstanding linguist touches upon major themes in linguistic methodology, each thoroughly described and richly exemplified. The book is aimed at advanced graduate students, doctoral candidates and scholars, it will find readers among not only linguists but also logicians, philosophers, representatives of the humanities, and all those interested in language on a higher level and prepared to take on this intellectual challenge together with the author.

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Teachers and Friends

Nauczyciele i Przyjaciele

Author(s): Andrzej Mencwel / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: memories; editorial; essay; biography; Polish cultural life

A book of recollections by one of the most prominent Polish cultural studies scholar, devoted to the persons who have shaped him. It offers a series of personal accounts of Andrzej Mencwel’s encounters with the lives and works of creators of modern Polish culture, most of the biographies and events described are associated with the University of Warsaw.

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Dreaming About a School

Sen o szkole

Author(s): Andrzej K. Koźmiński,Ewa Barlik / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: biography; higher education; 20th century; Leon Koźmiński; Leon Kozminski University; Warsaw intelligentsia

An intimate look at the life of Professor Andrzej Koźmiński and at the same time a portrait of a family of Professors hailing from the Warsaw intelligentsia, whose roots trace back to the Eastern Frontier of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. We get to know a scholar of an international, cosmopolitan orientation, a university teacher representing a positivist work ethic and Enlightenment-derived criticism, a leader fascinated by new technologies, a sensitive poet and an art collector. His biography abounds in stories of success but also failure as well as of the obstacles he had to overcome on his way to realizing the dream about his own university, a business school meeting European standards.

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On Native Mythologies

W kręgu mitologii ojczystych

Author(s): Jan Kieniewicz / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: mythology; myths; homeland; native land; Poland; national heritage

This book of (scholarly) essays reflects on the natives mythologies of Poles – on traces left in the collective memory of mythologies of the nobility, the intelligentsia, and plebeian mythologies. The author addresses the issue of mythology’s perseverance, trying to see if old mythologies – like those of the nobility and the intelligentsia, Sarmatian or Romantic, nationalist or revolutionary ones – are still present in our lives. He also ponders the role played by mythologies in the shaping of society’s relationship with the natural environment.

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Experience – Memory – Scripture

Doświadczenie – pamięć – pismo

Author(s): Antoni Zając / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: experience; Leo Lipski; 20th century Polish literature; memory; scripture

A collective monograph devoted to Leo Lipski, a 20th century Polish Jewish author. The contributors discuss the links of Lipski’s works with texts by other writers, situate him in Polish and European literary life, and analyze hidden autobiographical motifs, including in correspondence and drafts, pointing out the theme of trauma and the recording of trauma, ubiquitous in Lipski’s writings.

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Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Kurt Vonnegut; American literature; democracy; ecocriticism; trauma; irony

The authors discuss some of Kurt Vonnegut's most important novels. They point to those aspects of Vonnegut's work which fifteen years after his death continue to be relevant in the face of current crises: threats to democracy posed by populist demagogues, degradation of the natural environment and climate change, as well as the reemerging specter of nuclear conflict.

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