The Triumph of Provocation

by Józef Mackiewicz; Translation by Jerzy Hauptmann, S. D. Lukac, and Martin Dewhirst; Foreword by Jeremy Black; Chronology by Nina Karsov

• ISBN13: 9780300145694
• ISBN10: 0300145691
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2009-07-28
• Publisher: Yale University Press
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Summary

This masterful political treatise, first published in 1962, examines the history and nature of Communism as it developed in the Soviet Union and in Poland. Jozef Mackiewicz, known for his relentless opposition to Communism, argues that accommodation with the Communists simply helped them to impose their vision of the world and pursue their goal of global domination. He compares Communism to Nazism and insists that the former was the greater threat to the future of humanity. Now available in English for the first time,The Triumph of Provocationwill be compelling reading for those interested in Polish history, Communism, and Nazism. Mackiewicz's unique interpretation of the differences and similarities between Communism and Nazism is highly relevant to debates about these two systems and to major contemporary issues which are of particular importance to the U.S. and Europe, including radical Islam and the necessity of war and the responsibility for war.

Author Biography

Józef Mackiewicz (1902–1985) was an eminent Polish writer of fiction and nonfiction. The late Jerzy Hauptmann was professor emeritus of political science and public administration at Park University. S. D. Lukac is a retired translator living in the U.S. Martin Dewhirst is honorary research fellow, Department of Slavonic Studies, University of Glasgow.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
The Downward Slope	p. 1
"Censored"	p. 3
Poland No Longer Between Germany and Russia	p. 27
Does Russia Still Exist?	p. 29
Between Bolshevism and Nationalism	p. 48
Mikaszewicze	p. 60
"Gomulkaism" (National Communism) of the Twenties	p. 73
The First Great Provocation About the Alleged "Evolution of Communism"	p. 82
Between the Quality of Life and the Boredom of Communism	p. 89
The Second Phase of National Communism	p. 91
Alliance or Collaboration with the Soviet Invader?	p. 97
The Origins of "PAX"	p. 114
Pharisaism Versus Subversion	p. 123
The Second Great Provocation	p. 133
Along the Road of Classic "Poputnichestvo" [Fellow-Traveling]	p. 144
The German Complex	p. 156
Culture in the Stranglehold of Compulsory Infantilism	p. 168
The Real German Threat	p. 180
"Realisms" Versus Reality	p. 185
Pathos Versus Pestilence	p. 191
Let Us Hope...[1982]	p. 197
Jozef Mackiewicz: His Life, Work, and Views (A Chronology)	p. 213
Notes	p. 239
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