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Pisanie do władzy: próba uogólnienia
Subtitle:Writing to the Authorities: an Attempt to Generalize ; Listy do władzy 1945-1989 : studia przypadków
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Oficyna Wydawnicza ASPRA ; Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Place of publishing: Date issued/created: Description:p. 239-268, ill. ; Bibliography under articles. Index ; Summary in English. ; See also "Listy do władz centralnych w Polsce 1945–1989 (przewodnik)" = Letters to the Central Authorities in Poland, 1945–1989 (Guidebook): ; click here to follow the link
Type of object: Subject and Keywords:Poland - social conditions - 1945-1989 ; Poland - politics and government -1945-1990 ; People’s Poland ; communism ; letters to the authorities ; letter offices ; social history
Abstract:
Letters to the authorities were a massive way of communication between state institutions (including the ruling party) and various social groups in People’s Poland. The frequency of writing “to Warsaw” was variable and depended on many factors (changes of government teams, adoption of important laws). Workers, peasants (farmers and pensioners) most often wrote to the authorities. The most common topics of the letters are: housing problems, rural and agricultural issues, problems of workplaces as well as social security and health care. The authors of the letters used very diverse strategies to increase the effectiveness of the complaint, which was the subject of the letter (appropriate letter form, argumentation, writing the same case to several institutions at the same time or systematic re-writing of letters on the same topic). Anonymous writing was a specific way to achieve the goals.
978-83-7545-933-3 ; 978-83-65880-51-2
Source:IH PAN, call no. II.14637 ; IH PAN, call no. II.14636 Podr. ; click here to follow the link
Language: Language of abstract: Rights:Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license
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Digitizing institution:Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Original in:Library of the Institute of History PAS
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