Abstract
In this analysis of 'Zarys historii historiografii polskiej ('An Outline History of Polish Historiography') by Andrzej F. Grabski, the Author stresses the ideological dimensions of historiography and the relation between historical knowledge and political power. If modem academic history can be viewed as the ideological support of the nation-state, then the study of Polish historiography can serve as a useful introduction to the history of Poland itself. This is so, because the history of the nation cannot be separated from the different representations of it.
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