Keynote
A well-respected historian poses bold
questions and puts forward daring
hypotheses on topics related to Polish
identity and Poland’s position in the world.
Selling Points
 The book was written by one of Poland’s
most famous and highly-esteemed
historians, often treated as a great
authority in “right-wing” circles.
 The book presents a cross-sectional view
of the role of historical politics.
 The book contains fascinating interviews
with interesting people.

About History not for Dummies contains two parts. The first part consists of cross­sectional essays in which Nowak thoroughly analyses issues of Polish identity and evokes in various contexts the notions of patriotism, memory, betrayal and politics. In the second part, Nowak seeks answers to the questions he has posed together with his interviewees: Piotr Wandycz, Andrzej Sulima Kamiński, Roman Szporluk, Tomasz Łubieński, Andrzej Walicki, Henryk Samsonowicz and Andrzej Paczkowski. The result is a book that can play an important role in the contemporary debate on the function of historical politics.