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Today's Euroscepticism Contrasts Sharply With The Idealism Of The Thousands Of Poles Thrust Out Of Their Country After 1939 By War, Occupation And Communism. How Could A Future Poland Find Security And Progress, But By Membership In A Union Of European States? This Book Explores How Poles In Exile Attempted To Shape Opinion In Poland And The West. Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Concepts Of Europe In A Polish Political Tradition; 2 A Fine Idea; 3 A Predictable Failure; 4 Creating A Movement; 5 Great Expectations; 6 Thwarted Plans; 7 The Union Of Polish Federalists; 8 European Ideas Of Polish Political Parties; 9 Liberation, Détente And European Union; 10 War Of Ideas; 11 Poland's European Policy After Communism: Continuity And Change; Notes; Bibliography; Index By T. Lane, M. Wolanski. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 275-297) And Index. English