A discussion of books: Modi memorandi: Leksykon kultury pamięci by Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar, 2014 and Deutsch-Polnische Erinnerungsorte, Volumes 1–5. Paderborn: Schöningh, 2012–2015 Polsko-niemieckie miejsca pamięci, Volumes 1–4. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar, 2013–2015

This article presents a discussion of two monographs reporting on their merits and shortcomings: Modi memorandi: Leksykon kultury pamięci by M. Saryusz-Wolska (2014), and Deutsch-Polnische Erinnerungsorte, vols 1–5 (2012...

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