Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

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Assimilation of Information Technology in Organisations

Asymilacja technologii informatycznych w organizacjach

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

Keywords: assimilation; acceptance; information technology; TAM and UTAUT models; TOE; TRA; DOI; meso- and meta-organisational factors

The monograph presents an innovative approach to the application of research methods in information technology acceptance theory. The author takes a closer look at the application of research methods of diffusion, implementation, and use of new technologies in organisations, relevant to technology assimilation at different levels. A special place in the monograph is given to the presentation of organisational factors determining the ability to accept and assimilate information technology, based on the identification of organisational characteristics that are relevant to technology assimilation in organisations.

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Experiencing Time in the Archives

Doświadczanie czasu w przestrzeni archiwum

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

Keywords: archive; memory of culture; space-time of literary criticism; scientific circles of Polish philology students; literary terms

The main problem discussed in the book is the experience of time deposited in the memory of culture – its texts, pre-texts and “beyond-texts” collected in archives. Memory is accompanied – also on a cultural scale – by forgetting. Both of these integrally connected processes determine the topicality of past knowledge and its falling out of the currently dominant circuits, and sometimes unexpected returns. The subsequent chapters of the book, devoted to “oldvators” of literary criticism (mainly Mikhail Bakhtin, Roman Ingarden and Roman Jakobson), ask about their presence and the importance of their achievements today. The analyses of this unusual phenomenon on the Central and Eastern European scale – student scientific circles in which modern literary studies were born – serve to recover past perfect and transform it into past imperfect. Such a phenomenon are also literary terms born in the first decades of the 20th century, whose circulation in the world, penetration into the neighboring disciplines, semantic (and even name) shifts allow to trace not only the changing story of literary research, but also to ask a question about its identity. This identity, although seemingly unstable, as shown by studies spanning the entire century, appears to be surprisingly steady.

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Meeting with the world. Essays on global history

Spotkanie ze światem. Eseje o historii globalnej

Author(s): Patrick Boucheron,Nicolas Delalande / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: global history; Eurocentric narrative

A collection of essays published as part of the prestigious French series La Vie des idées. Polish edition supplemented with an essay on Polish history by Jerzy Pysiak. Texts included in a volume providing, with an expanding primary source, Anglo-Saxon, historiography, used for global action. On the one hand, the basic postulates of global history, such as a departure from the Eurocentric narrative (as e.g. in the essay about the conversation between the Dutch and the Javanese), on the other - express concerns about whether the new fashions in talking about history, which are always superficial and ideologically defined, will result in the application of the principles of validity of the historian's scientific workshop.

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Urban Silver Singles in Poland

Miejscy srebrni single w Polsce

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

Keywords: silver singles; singlization; consumption; consumer behaviour; consumer trends; Poland; family; household

The monograph takes a closer look at the phenomenon of consumption and consumer behaviour of single older people and provides extremely valuable information for businesses and government economic, social and cultural policies. The study provides a deeper understanding of the behaviour of single older people in the market and the resulting micro- and macroeconomic consequences. The author of the publication clearly explains the reasons for the progressive singlization of societies and the essence of singlism and the consequences of discrimination against people living alone. He also introduces the reader to the basics of single-person households, their housing conditions, material situation or expenditure structure of people living alone, with particular emphasis on expenditure on food and health care. The monograph closes with a chapter devoted to selected new consumer trends and their purchasing behaviour, in which a successful attempt is made to identify typological groups of silver singles as consumers. The content of the monograph and the knowledge it contains may be useful to all those who are interested in the demographic issues taking place in Polish society, and in particular in elderly single people and their consumer behaviour.

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Joan Didion

Joan Didion

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

Keywords: Joan Didion; New Journalism; California; Hollywood; non-fiction

Joan Didion – an American novelist, journalist, essayist and author of screenplays. She often wrote about her Californian roots and critically reassessed the historical legacy of her native region, showing that the determination of pioneers shaped their exploitative mentality. Her debut book was a novel titled "Run River" (1963) and she gained general recognition thanks to two non-fiction books about the era of counterculture: "Slouching toward Bethlehem" (1968) and "The White Album" (1979). In the new millennium, Didion achieved a huge success by publishing "The Year of Magical Thinking" (2005), a grief memoir written after her husband’s death.

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Hidden Thoughts

Приховані думки. Myśli ukryte

Author(s): Karol Gwóźdź / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: Silesian language; Silesian poetry; poetry; poetic translation; little homeland; Ukrainian language

The debut book of poetry of the Silesian poet Karol Gwóźdź, whose poems amaze the readers with their maturity and transfer them to the extraordinary world of longing for the homeland, the land of childhood, reflecting, at the same time, the cry of thousands of Silesians for whom their land is of the highest value. The volume is filled with patriotic thoughts, memories, love, nature and nostalgia. The original poems in Silesian are accompanied by their translations into Ukrainian, which allows Ukrainian readers to understand Silesia and Silesians and illustrates some parallels between the fate of Silesians and Ukrainians.

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The Emotional History of Knowledge (17th–21st century)

Emocjonalna historia wiedzy (XVII–XXI wiek)

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

Keywords: history of science; history of knowledge; scientists; researchers; emotions

The first Polish translation of the book written by one of the most important researchers in the world, studying the history of science and the history of knowledge. Françoise Waquet writes about the importance of emotions in creating science and about the science in the media, materialistic, physical and spatial context. The author observes the dilemmas, hopes and fears of scientists present in their everyday research work over the centuries, and proves that it is impossible to understand the history of science and research practices without considering the figure of a scientist, perceived not so much as a fully rational subject, but as constantly tormented by conflicting emotions and desires.

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Treasury and Military Records from the Vasa Period. [Volume 2]

Akta skarbowo-wojskowe z epoki Wazów. [Tom 2]

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

Keywords: John II Casimir Vasa; Gabriel Karol Kimbar; fiscal records; Lithuanian treasury; history of Lithuanian military; 17th century

The volume consists of three treasury sources containing material for the study of Lithuanian military history during the reign of John II Casimir Vasa: the inventory of the Lithuanian treasury expenses from the years 1650–1652, the registry of expenses paid by the treasurer Gabriel Karol Kimbar in 1662 and 1663, and the book of the military-treasury commission from Vilnius from 1667. In the extensive introduction, the authors discuss the issues related to the functioning of Lithuanian treasury in the second half of the 17th century. They present the state of Polish, Lithuanian and Belarusian historiographical research, the state of preservation of the source database and the classification of basic types of treasury sources and their specific nature.

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Polish Schools of Applied Linguistics. The 50th Anniversary of the Institute of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warsaw

Polskie szkoły lingwistyki stosowanej. Jubileusz 50-lecia Instytutu Lingwistyki Stosowanej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

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

Keywords: language; specialist communication; terminology; translation; glottodidactics; culture; literature

This multi-author monograph is the result of the jubilee scientific conference organised at the Faculty of Applied Linguistics of the University of Warsaw to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Applied Linguistics. The editors aimed to make individual chapters and problems raised in the publication correspond with the subject of (applied) linguistics and its numerous subdisciplines. Apart from the articles devoted to subdisciplines recognised in the linguists’ environment, such as glottodidactics, translation, terminology or specialist communication, the monograph contains texts on relatively new subdisciplines, including avialinguistics and jurisprudence. The monograph is complemented by reflections on broadly understood culture and literature.

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The Strategic Challenges of the Eastern Neighbourhood. The Republic of Poland and the Republic of Belarus in the Years 1991–2022

Strategiczne wyzwania wschodniego sąsiedztwa. Rzeczpospolita Polska i Republika Białoruś w latach 1991-2022

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

Keywords: migration crisis; dictatorship; diplomacy; Poland; Belarus; Polish-Belarusian relations

The book is the first comprehensive attempt to present complex problems in the Polish-Belarusian relations embedded in a broad international context. Political changes and the transition in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989 initiated the establishment of diplomatic relations with the countries of the former Eastern bloc as well as with those which regained independence after the fall of the Soviet Union. In this group of issues, the relations with Belarus did not come to the forefront, and their subsequent phases were characterized by alternating attempts at dialogue, interspersed with periods of regression and mutual suspicion. The most dramatic period was from 2020 to 2023, when Belarus, inspired by Russia, caused a migration crisis on the border with Poland, and then became involved in the Kremlin war against Ukraine.

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The Would-Be Extradition of Roman Polanski. A Legal or Societal Dispute?

Wokół ekstradycji Romana Polańskiego. Spór prawny czy cywilizacyjny?

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

Keywords: Roman Polański; extradition; court rulings; civilizational dispute

The publication contains two court rulings on the extradition of Roman Polański to the United States: the District Court’s in Cracow of 15th October 2015 and the Supreme Court’s of 6th December 2016. In both cases Polish courts did not agree to extradite Roman Polański to the United States. Additionally, the book contains four essays, which are a particular commentary on the so-called “Polański’s case” and have been written by professor Magdalena Środa, professor Stanisław Waltoś, dr Michał Laskowski, professor Andrzej Krakowski, there is also an interview with judge Dariusz Mazur. The book is completed by the introduction of the editor of the volume. The publication is bilingual: all texts are published in Polish and English.

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Kant and Judaism and Christianity Against the Background of German Enlightenment

Kant wobec judaizmu i chrześcijaństwa na tle oświecenia niemieckiego

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

Keywords: Kant; Enlightenment; Judeo-Christianity; Judaism; Marcionism; Haskalah

The author discusses the common belief that Kant, rejecting Judaism as the beginning of Christian sacred history, thus denying his organic connection with Christianity, essentially represented the standard view of his era. Contrary to this thesis, he proves that against the background of Enlightenment theology and philosophy, the Kantian concept was atypical or, at the most, radicalized certain marginal tendencies within the German Enlightenment.

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Demand for Sexual Exploitation in Europe. A Report on International Research

Eksploatacja seksualna w Europie z perspektywy popytu. Raport z badań międzynarodowych

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

Keywords: prostitution; human trafficking; sex work; modern slavery; labour exploitation

The publication is a translation of the final report on international research project Demand for sexual exploitation in Europe (DESIrE), conducted within the Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme, financed by the European Commission. Five countries participated in the project: Belgium (coordination), Croatia, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. The authors of the texts included in this report describe the connections and interactions between legislative and institutional solutions in the sexual services sector (prostitution) and human trafficking for sexual exploitation in the researched countries. The report concludes with practical proposals for solutions to counter human trafficking for sexual exploitation.

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Cities in the Shadow of Pandemic and Climate Crisis. New quality of space and reality

Cities in the Shadow of Pandemic and Climate Crisis. New quality of space and reality

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: cities; COVID-19 pandemic; climate changes; urban spaces; urban greenery

The authors of this monograph delve into an analysis of the impacts and consequences of diverse crises on cities, exploring the responses and adaptive mechanisms crucial for navigating challenges and fostering development, even in crisis conditions. The publication specifically addresses such issues as the spatial ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g. effects on urban spatial policies, the informational layer of cities, resident behaviour, and the informal labour market), cities’ strategies in addressing the climate crisis (e.g. urban agriculture, the creation of green urban spaces), contemporary concepts of city development aimed at enhancing the quality of life (e.g. functional mix, walkable city, New Urbanism), and crises from a regional perspective (e.g. flood threats). The authors present diverse viewpoints and employ various research methods, exploring cities in Europe and the Americas to highlight both differences and universal challenges. This monograph is the culmination of extensive collaboration among scholars from the University of Warsaw and universities in Latin America, including Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Universidad Mexiquense del Bicentenario, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Mexico, and Universidad de los Llanos in Colombia. Some articles were co-authored by teams comprising researchers from both Poland and Latin America.

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Karol Irzykowski in the Interwar Period. Studies and Discussions on the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of the Critic

Karol Irzykowski w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym. Studia i dyskusje w 150. rocznicę urodzin krytyka

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

Keywords: literary criticism; interwar period; Karol Irzykowski; critical literary polemic; clerc

This monograph, prepared by numerous authors, shows the figure of Karol Irzykowski in the interwar period, presenting the attitude of the critic towards the Young Poland movement and his interactions with the avant-garde. The articles synthetize Irzykowski’s reflections on the sensual representation of experience, pointing to his intellectual activity in the field of theatre and cinema. The authors address Irzykowski’s discussions with Marxism, his polemics critical of the Jews (the circle of “Wiadomości Literackie”), his attitude to the Polish Academy of Literature. The last bloc of texts is devoted to a unique clercism of the writer and the solitude resulting from it, shown against the background of other models of clercism in the context of literary geography and Irzykowski's accusations of anti-Semitism.

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Administrative Law in View of Civilisational Changes

Prawo administracyjne w obliczu przemian cywilizacyjnych

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

Keywords: administration; administrative law; digitalisation; civilisational changes

The texts collected in this volume analyse selected reforms in administrative law in Poland adopted in the face of civilisational changes, such as digitalisation, globalisation and energy transition (green transition), as well as public health threats resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication, prepared by young law practictioners, is divided into three parts. The first part discusses the issue of preventive vaccinations, the protection of monuments and nature, the second part discusses the national public administration, its structures and changes, the third part is dedicated to the access to public information, new technologies and computerisation of administrative and court-administrative proceedings.

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History of Administration. The Selection of Sources

Historia administracji. Wybór źródeł

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

Keywords: constitutional law; government administration; local government; non-territorial self-government

The collection prepared by the group of researchers and educators from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw contains legal acts from the history of administration of the Polish state and countries such as: Austria, Prussia and Germany, Russia and USSR, France, England and the United States, whose legislation had a relevant impact on the state legal system and administrative and legal solutions in force on Polish lands. The first part of the publication consists of documents regarding the system and administration of countries other than Poland. The second part discusses the regulations regarding the Polish state, including its constitutional law, government administration, local government and non-territorial self-government, administrative judiciary and legal protection bodies, as well as official law and administrative procedure. Such perspective makes it possible, among others, to track changesin the process of ruling a country and functioning of an autonomy, and thus facilitates understanding of contemporary solutions.

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Around 1900 – Other Perspectives. Marginalia of Polish Art and Culture

Około 1900 – inne spojrzenia. Marginalia polskiej sztuki i kultury

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

Keywords: modernism; turn of the 19th century; new media; visual arts; creative experiments; technological innovation; artistic education

Young Poland is one of the most popular periods of our history of arts. It is evidenced by a multitude of scientific studies, artists’ monographs, exhibitions, albums. Looking further, however, one might notice countless white spots, forgotten or yet undiscovered phenomena, especially outside of the mainstream of “big names” and important centres. Immeasurable as of yet, field of marginalia requires constant exploration, profound look into then popular painting, social and economic functioning of the world of arts (including graphics and architecture), writing of creators that are not necessarily considered critics or art theoreticians till this day.

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Drought – Phenomenon, Contexts, Legal Framework

Susza – zjawisko, konteksty, ramy prawne

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

Keywords: drought; agriculture; agricultural law; sustainable development; environmental changes; climate

A multidisciplinary monograph which consists of thirteen texts devoted to formation processes of drought, the consequences of such phenomena and the possibilities of regulating those consequences by law. The authors are specialists representing various scientific fields such as: hydrogeology, law, cultural anthropology, linguistics, economics, security sciences, history and physics. The editors of the publication aimed to provide numerous contexts in which drought affects mankind, to show problems connected with it and to try to reflect on the loopholes in the water managment system.

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Precarious Lives on Both Sides of the San. Memories of the Last Generation of Witnesses to World War Two and the Post-War Period

Kruche życia po obu stronach Sanu. Wspomnienia ostatniego pokolenia świadków II wojny światowej i powojnia

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

Keywords: war; memory; violence; Polish-Ukrainian borderland; historical anthropology; San

The book touches upon issues largely absent from the usual nation-centred historiography. The authors describe life in the Polish-Ukrainian borderland, laying bare the mechanisms that led to the collapse of pre-war social order and scrutinizing the survival strategies used by the local population, one of which was the labile recourse to ethnic identity depending on the situation at hand. The book offers a multifaceted insight into the dynamic of social relations in the period’s countryside, including the situation of women and the attitudes towards the civilian population on the part of partisans from different formations. Much attention is devoted to child witnesses of violence and the specificity of the memory stemming from those experiences. Also discussed is the perception that today’s inhabitants of the region have of their local identity as well as the role played in the processes of remembering and recalling the past by the material surroundings.

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