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Contents List of Illustrations xi Series Editor’s Preface xiii Preface xv List of Abbreviations xix Guide to Pronunciation xxi 1. Polonia Restituta: The Catholic Church and the Revival of Poland 1 2. Il Papa Polacco: The Making of Pius XI, 1918–1922 30 3. From Constitution to Concordat, 1921–1925 54 4. Papal Blessing: Church and State in the Piłsudski Era, 1926–1935 77 5. The Friends and Enemies of Catholic Poland 109 6. Vilna and Lwów: The Catholic Minorities of Eastern Poland 132 7. Poland, the Orthodox, and the Conversion of Russia 149 8. Post Mortem: Piłsudski Lies Uneasy in the Grave 173 9. Oratio pro Pace: Pius XII and the Coming of the Second World War 194 Notes 219 Bibliography 265 Index 283 ...

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