God's playground : a history of Poland

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God's playground : a history of Poland

Norman Davies

Oxford University Press, 2005

rev. ed

  • v. 1
  • v. 2

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God's playground : a history of Poland, in two volumes

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Vol. 1. The origins to 1795 -- v. 2. 1795 to the present

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780199253395

Description

This new edition of Norman Davies's classic study of the history of Poland has been revised and fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century. The writing of Polish history, like Poland itself, has frequently fallen prey to interested parties. Professor Norman Davies adopts a sceptical stance towards all existing interpretations and attempts to bring a strong dose of common sense to his theme. He presents the most comprehensive survey in English of this frequently maligned and usually misunderstood country.

Table of Contents

  • 1. MILLENIUM: A THOUSAND YEARS OF HISTORY
  • 2. Polska: The Polish Land
  • 3. Piast: The Polanian Dynasty (to 1370)
  • 4. Anjou: The Hungarian Connection (1370-1386)
  • 5. Jogaila: The Lithuanian Union (1386-1572)
  • 6. ANTEMURALE: THE BULWARK OF CHRISTENDOM (RELIGION)
  • 7. The Nobelman's Paradise (Society)
  • 8. Handel: The Baltic Grain Trade (Economy)
  • 9. Miasto: The Vicissitudes of Urban Life (The Cities)
  • 10. Anarchia: The Noble Democracy (The Constitution)
  • 11. Serenissima: Diplomacy in Poland - Lithuania (Foreign Affairs)
  • 12. Valois: The French Experiment (1572-1575)
  • 13. Bathory: The Transylvanian Victor (1576-1586)
  • 14. Vasa: The Swedish Connection (1587-1668)
  • 15. Michal: The Austrian Candidate (1669-1673)
  • 16. Sobieski: Terror of the Turk (1674-1696)
  • 17. Wettin: The Saxon Era (1697-1763)
  • 18. Agonia: The End of the Eussian Protectorate (1764-1795)
Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780199253401

Description

This new edition of Norman Davies's classic study of the history of Poland has been revised and fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century. The writing of Polish history, like Poland itself, has frequently fallen prey to interested parties. Professor Norman Davies adopts a sceptical stance towards all existing interpretations and attempts to bring a strong dose of common sense to his theme. He presents the most comprehensive survey in English of this frequently maligned and usually misunderstood country.

Table of Contents

  • 1. NAROD: THE GROWTH OF THE MODERN POLISH NATION (1722-1945)
  • 2. Rossiya: The Russian Partition (1772-1918)
  • 3. Preussen: The Prussian Partition
  • 4. Galicia: The Austrian Partition (1772-1918)
  • 5. Fabryka: The Process of Industrialisation
  • 6. Lud: The Rise of the Common People
  • 7. Kosciol: The Roman Catholic Church in Poland
  • 8. Kultura: Education and Cultural Heritage
  • 9. Zydzi: The Jewish Community
  • 10. Wojsko: The Military Condition
  • 11. Emigracja: The Polish Emigration
  • 12. Varsovie: The Duchy of Warsaw (1807-1846)
  • 13. Kongresowka: The Congress Kingdom (1815-1846)
  • 14. Cracovia: The Republic of Cracow (1815-1846)
  • 15. Wiosna: The Springtime of Other Nations (1848)
  • 16. Reveries: The Thaw and the January Rising (1855-1864)
  • 17. Rewolucja: Revolution and Reaction (1904-1914)
  • 18. Feniks: The Rebirth of the Polish State (1914-1918)
  • 19. Niepodleglosc: Twenty Years of Independence (1918-1939)
  • 20. Golgota: Poland in the Second World War (1939-1945)
  • 21. Granice: The Modern Polish Frontiers (1919-1945)
  • 22. PARTIA: THE COMMUNIST MOVEMENT
  • 23. Polska Ludowa: The Polish People's Republic
  • Postscript

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  • NCID
    BA71531929
  • ISBN
    • 9780199253395
    • 9780199253401
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    2 v.
  • Size
    24 cm
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