To Kill a Spy
Everyday Nationalism and Political Violence in Fin-de-Siecle Europe
$79.91
- Paperback
186 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2026
Summary
On an August afternoon in 1910, a Polish nationalist gunned down an alleged Russian spy on the streets of Kraków. Afterward the murderer claimed that he had done a great deed for “Poland,” though no such country existed at the time. The press lionized the assassin, justifying his act as necessary for the defense of the nation. When the defendant stood trial, a jury composed of local citizens acquitted him, and he walked free.
How does an ordinary, working-class man transform into a po…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789048577040 |
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| ISBN-10: | 9048577047 |
| Author: | Zachary Mazur |
| Publisher: | Pallas Publications |
| Imprint: | Pallas Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 186 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
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Zachary Mazur
Zachary Mazur is a historian of modern Europe with a PhD from Yale University. He is a Senior Historian at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. His main areas of interest are in the interactions between law, economics and nationalism.
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