Author: James FLETCHER (of Trinity College, Cambridge.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
The History of Poland from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. With a Narrative of the Recent Events, Obtained from a Polish Patriot Nobleman
Author: James FLETCHER (of Trinity College, Cambridge.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
The History of Poland from the Earliest Period to the Present Time
Author: James Fletcher
Publisher: London : Printed for Cochrane and Pickersgill
ISBN:
Category : Poland
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Publisher: London : Printed for Cochrane and Pickersgill
ISBN:
Category : Poland
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
A Concise History of Poland
Author: Jerzy Lukowski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052185332X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
An updated and expanded second edition covering Polish history from medieval times to the present day.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052185332X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
An updated and expanded second edition covering Polish history from medieval times to the present day.
The Oxford History of Poland-Lithuania
Author: Robert I. Frost
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192568140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
The history of eastern European is dominated by the story of the rise of the Russian empire, yet Russia only emerged as a major power after 1700. For 300 years the greatest power in Eastern Europe was the union between the kingdom of Poland and the grand duchy of Lithuania, one of the longest-lasting political unions in European history. Yet because it ended in the late-eighteenth century in what are misleadingly termed the Partitions of Poland, it barely features in standard accounts of European history. The Making of the Polish-Lithuanian Union 1385-1569 tells the story of the formation of a consensual, decentralised, multinational, and religiously plural state built from below as much as above, that was founded by peaceful negotiation, not war and conquest. From its inception in 1385-6, a vision of political union was developed that proved attractive to Poles, Lithuanians, Ruthenians, and Germans, a union which was extended to include Prussia in the 1450s and Livonia in the 1560s. Despite the often bitter disagreements over the nature of the union, these were nevertheless overcome by a republican vision of a union of peoples in one political community of citizens under an elected monarch. Robert Frost challenges interpretations of the union informed by the idea that the emergence of the sovereign nation state represents the essence of political modernity, and presents the Polish-Lithuanian union as a case study of a composite state. The modern history of Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Belarus cannot be understood without an understanding of the legacy of the Polish-Lithuanian union. This volume is the first detailed study of the making of that union ever published in English.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192568140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
The history of eastern European is dominated by the story of the rise of the Russian empire, yet Russia only emerged as a major power after 1700. For 300 years the greatest power in Eastern Europe was the union between the kingdom of Poland and the grand duchy of Lithuania, one of the longest-lasting political unions in European history. Yet because it ended in the late-eighteenth century in what are misleadingly termed the Partitions of Poland, it barely features in standard accounts of European history. The Making of the Polish-Lithuanian Union 1385-1569 tells the story of the formation of a consensual, decentralised, multinational, and religiously plural state built from below as much as above, that was founded by peaceful negotiation, not war and conquest. From its inception in 1385-6, a vision of political union was developed that proved attractive to Poles, Lithuanians, Ruthenians, and Germans, a union which was extended to include Prussia in the 1450s and Livonia in the 1560s. Despite the often bitter disagreements over the nature of the union, these were nevertheless overcome by a republican vision of a union of peoples in one political community of citizens under an elected monarch. Robert Frost challenges interpretations of the union informed by the idea that the emergence of the sovereign nation state represents the essence of political modernity, and presents the Polish-Lithuanian union as a case study of a composite state. The modern history of Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Belarus cannot be understood without an understanding of the legacy of the Polish-Lithuanian union. This volume is the first detailed study of the making of that union ever published in English.
Spring Will Be Ours
Author: Andrzej Paczkowski
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271047539
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The Spring Will Be Ours focuses on the turbulent half century from the outbreak of World War II in 1939, which started the chain of events that would lead to the communist takeover of Poland, to 1989, when futile attempts to reform the communist system gave way to its total transformation. Andrzej Paczkowski shows how the communists captured and consolidated power, describes their use of terror and propaganda, and illuminates the changes that took place within the governing elite. He also documents the political opposition to the regime - both inside Poland and abroad - that resulted in upheavals in 1956, 1968, 1970, 1976, and 1980. His narrative makes evident the pressures that the elite felt from above, from Moscow, and from below, from the population and from within the party. The history of Poland and the Poles is of special interest because on numerous occasions in the twentieth century this relatively small country influenced developments on a global scale.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271047539
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The Spring Will Be Ours focuses on the turbulent half century from the outbreak of World War II in 1939, which started the chain of events that would lead to the communist takeover of Poland, to 1989, when futile attempts to reform the communist system gave way to its total transformation. Andrzej Paczkowski shows how the communists captured and consolidated power, describes their use of terror and propaganda, and illuminates the changes that took place within the governing elite. He also documents the political opposition to the regime - both inside Poland and abroad - that resulted in upheavals in 1956, 1968, 1970, 1976, and 1980. His narrative makes evident the pressures that the elite felt from above, from Moscow, and from below, from the population and from within the party. The history of Poland and the Poles is of special interest because on numerous occasions in the twentieth century this relatively small country influenced developments on a global scale.
The History of France: from the Earliest Period to the Present Time ... Illustrated with Beautiful Engravings on Steel
Author: Thomas Wright
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
The history of France: from the earliest period to the present time. (including a faithful account of the war with Germany, by T. Wright and lieut-colonel Williams). 3 vols. [in 4 pt.].
Author: Thomas Wright
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
The History of Russia from the Earliest Period to the Present Time
Author: Walter Keating Kelly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The History of Poland
Author: James Fletcher
Publisher:
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Category : Poland
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poland
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
The History of England: from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Adapted for Youth, Schools, and Families. With Plates and a Map
Author: Julia CORNER
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description