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A concise history of Poland, Jerzy Lukowski and Hubert Zawadzki

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Poland is a tenacious survivor-state: it was wiped off the map in 1795, resurrected after the First World War, apparently annihilated again in the Second World War, and reduced to satellite status of the Soviet Union after 1945. Yet it emerged in the vanguard of resistance to the USSR in the 1980s, albeit as a much more homogeneous entity than it had been in its multi-ethnic past. This book outlines Poland's turbulent and complex history, from its medieval Christian origins to the reassertion of that Christian and European heritage after forty-five years of communism. It describes Poland's transformation since 1989, and explains how Poland navigated its way into a new Commonwealth of Nations in the European Union. Recent years have witnessed significant changes within Poland, Eastern Europe and the wider world. This new edition reflects on these changes, and examines the current issues facing a Poland which some would accuse of being out of touch with 'European values'
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
Third edition.
Extent
xliv, 487 pages
Contents
  • Piast Poland, ?-1385
  • Jagiellonian Poland, 1386-1572
  • The Commonwealth of the Two Nations, 1572-1795
  • Challenging the partitions, 1795-1864
  • An era of transformation, 1864-1914
  • Independence regained and lost, 1914-1945
  • Communism and the Cold War, 1945-1989
  • A new republic, 1989-
  • Genealogical charts of Polish rulers. The Piast dynasty ; the Jagiellonian dynasty ; Elective rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ; Rulers of the partitioned Polish territories
  • List of heads of state, presidents, communist party leaders (1918-2018)
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9781108440127
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A concise history of Poland
Title
A concise history of Poland
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Jerzy Lukowski and Hubert Zawadzki
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Poland is a tenacious survivor-state: it was wiped off the map in 1795, resurrected after the First World War, apparently annihilated again in the Second World War, and reduced to satellite status of the Soviet Union after 1945. Yet it emerged in the vanguard of resistance to the USSR in the 1980s, albeit as a much more homogeneous entity than it had been in its multi-ethnic past. This book outlines Poland's turbulent and complex history, from its medieval Christian origins to the reassertion of that Christian and European heritage after forty-five years of communism. It describes Poland's transformation since 1989, and explains how Poland navigated its way into a new Commonwealth of Nations in the European Union. Recent years have witnessed significant changes within Poland, Eastern Europe and the wider world. This new edition reflects on these changes, and examines the current issues facing a Poland which some would accuse of being out of touch with 'European values'
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contains biographical information
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Lukowski, Jerzy
Dewey number
943.8
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
DK4140
LC item number
.L85 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Zawadzki, W. H.
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Cambridge Concise histories
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Poland
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A concise history of Poland, Jerzy Lukowski and Hubert Zawadzki
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-467) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Piast Poland, ?-1385 -- Jagiellonian Poland, 1386-1572 -- The Commonwealth of the Two Nations, 1572-1795 -- Challenging the partitions, 1795-1864 -- An era of transformation, 1864-1914 -- Independence regained and lost, 1914-1945 -- Communism and the Cold War, 1945-1989 -- A new republic, 1989- -- Genealogical charts of Polish rulers. The Piast dynasty ; the Jagiellonian dynasty ; Elective rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ; Rulers of the partitioned Polish territories -- List of heads of state, presidents, communist party leaders (1918-2018)
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
Third edition.
Extent
xliv, 487 pages
Isbn
9781108440127
Lccn
2018037314
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • on1048660351
  • (OCoLC)1048660351
Label
A concise history of Poland, Jerzy Lukowski and Hubert Zawadzki
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-467) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Piast Poland, ?-1385 -- Jagiellonian Poland, 1386-1572 -- The Commonwealth of the Two Nations, 1572-1795 -- Challenging the partitions, 1795-1864 -- An era of transformation, 1864-1914 -- Independence regained and lost, 1914-1945 -- Communism and the Cold War, 1945-1989 -- A new republic, 1989- -- Genealogical charts of Polish rulers. The Piast dynasty ; the Jagiellonian dynasty ; Elective rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ; Rulers of the partitioned Polish territories -- List of heads of state, presidents, communist party leaders (1918-2018)
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
Third edition.
Extent
xliv, 487 pages
Isbn
9781108440127
Lccn
2018037314
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • on1048660351
  • (OCoLC)1048660351

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