1. Workers' Protests of June 1976 and Their Economic and Political Context -- 2. The Official Public Discourse of the Gierek Era (1971-1980) -- 3. The Song of Wawel: An Example of the Didactic Pageant -- 4. The Discourse of Polish Catholicism -- 5. John Paul II's First Visit to Poland as an Example of the Ceremonial Transformation of Society -- 6. The Discourse of the Opposition -- 7. Symbols and Ceremonies of Solidarity -- 8. The Role of Symbols in the Construction and Deconstruction of the Polish People's Republic -- App. I: Jasna Gora Vows of the Nation on 26 August 1956 --App. II: The Pope's Itinerary During His First Visit to Poland (2-10 June 1979) -- App. III: Jan Litynski on the Pope's Visit -- App. IV: Tadeusz Szczudlowski's Independence Day Speech, 1979 -- App. V: Strike Slogans (Gdansk, August 1980) -- App. VI: A Chronology
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