The monograph explores the heritage of Central and Eastern Europe, which is particularly important nowadays in the era of globalization, on the one hand, and nationalism, on the other, and the war on the third hand. It can indicate ways to "face" the challenges Europe is currently facing. The research on the heritage issue aims to foster a greater understanding of the various mechanisms of today¿s social and political decision-making. This publication is the result of the work of a team of scholars whose research explores the subject of the heritage and who represent countries and cultures belonging to the region. This is, therefore, research done from within according to the Latin principle: "Nihil novi nisi commune consensu" (Nothing new without the common consent). The publication allows defining terms and shows the distinctive features of the culture and value system characteristic of Central and Eastern Europe. It deals with issues related to the commemoration of the region¿s heritage and the issue of what is excluded from the heritage, what is forgotten, and what is overlooked.

Introduction - Heritage and Identity of Central and Eastern Europe - definition and identification attempt - Eastern Europe as a Community of Values - Liberty of Republic as Central European Inheritance? The Political Debates over True Freedom in the Polish- Lithuanian Commonwealth - Performing the Victory and 'Liberation' -Soviet War Memorials in the Capitals of Central and Eastern Europe - Among Homo Sovieticus, "Jammerossi" and Counter- Cosmopolitan: Transformations in East German Ostalgia - Lost & Found - The Case of Adopted Post- Industrial German Heritage in the Post- War Poland. Towards New Cultural Functions and Social Participation - "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past" Historical Narrative and Nation Building in Hungary - Between Resistance and State Violence: The Co- Belonging and Non-Exclusivity of the Pomak Heritage - The Republic of Tarnobrzeg-
heritage non grata -
The Central European Legacy of the House of Liechtenstein - The "Easternisation" of History and Memory

Kinga Anna Gajda
is an Associate Professor and adjunct faculty member at the Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Her research interests focus on Central and Eastern Europe, Cultural Heritage and Memory Studies, and Museums.