Czy została wykorzystana szansa na opisanie gospodarczych dziejów Południowego Podlasia w okresie międzywojennym? Wokół książki Arkadiusza Zawadzkiego "Gospodarka Południowego Podlasia w latach 1918–1939"
Journal Title: Radzyński Rocznik Humanistyczny - Year 2018, Vol 16, Issue 1
Abstract
In 2014 a book by dr Arkadiusz Zawadzki (an assistant lecturer at the Archive Studies Unit, Department of History and International Relations, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities), entitled Gospodarka Południowego Podlasia w latach 1918-1939 [The Economy of Southern Podlasie 1918-1939]. The publication, as mentioned by its very author in the Introduction, is an extended version of his doctoral thesis written under the guidance of dr. hab, prof. UPH Józef Piłatowicz, and defended in 2013 at the Faculty of Humanities UNS Siedlce. It is worth underlining that it pioneering work - Arkadiusz Zawadzki attempted to write an economic monograph on the economics of Southern Podlasie whose chronological framework covers the 1920s and 1930s in the territory of nine, and from 1932 eight northern counties [powiat] of Lublin Province. According to the Auther the objective of the monograph is to answer the question: What was the position of the Southern Podlasie region in the economic system of the Second Polish Republic, and to consider the question whether it was a modern or a backward region in terms of economy, and whether one can talk about progress in the 21 years of independence. In the Conclusion the Author raises another question: Can one, therefore, in the light of the information provided herein, answer the question about the economic development of the region? The book is an academic publication and it must not be omitted while discussing the economic issues. For many years a book concerning a similar topic, which is not easy to discuss, had not been written. Arkadiusz Zawadzki commands recognition for his efforts put in the creation of such a monograph. The book is interesting to read; it is intended mainly for historians dealing with the economy of the Second Polish Republic, regional culture specialist, and for the history lovers; reading it is not easy.
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Małgorzata Rospara, Agnieszka Stańska
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