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God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. 1 The Origins to 1795 Norm Davies PB
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- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Poland
- ISBN
- 9780231128179
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231128177
ISBN-13
9780231128179
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2283132
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
638 Pages
Publication Name
God's Playground Vol. 1 :A History of Poland: the Origins to 1795, Vol. 1
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Subject
Europe / Eastern, Europe / Poland
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
24.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2005-041364
Reviews
"The standard work on the subject in English.... [Davies] writes with commanding dexterity and a confident, at times almost swaggering, intelligence as he balances narrative and analysis." -- Atlantic Monthly
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Volume Number
Volume 1
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
943.8
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
Maps and Diagrams Illustrations Notes on the Illustrations Chronology I. Introduction: The Origins to 15721. Millenium: A Thousand Years of History (Historiography) 2. Polska: The Polish Land (Historical Geography) 3. Piast: The Polonian Dynasty (to 1370) 4. Anjou: The Hungarian Connection (1370-1386) 5. Jogaila: The Lithuanian Union (1386-1572)II. The Life and Death of the Polish-Lithuanian Republic (1569-1795)6. Antemurale: The Bulwark of Christendom (Religion) 7. Szlachta: The Nobleman's Paradise (Society) 8. Handel: The Baltic Grain Trade (Economy) 9. Miasto: The Vicissitudes of Urban Life (The Cities) 10. Anarchia: The Noble Democracy (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 Connection (1669-1673) 16. Sobieski: Terror of the Turk (1674-1696) 17. Wettin: The Saxon Era (1697-1763) 18. Agonia: The End of the Russian Protectorate (1764-1795)Notes on the TextIndex
Synopsis
The most comprehensive survey of Polish history available in English, God's Playground demonstrates Poland's importance in European history from medieval times to the present., The most comprehensive survey of Polish history available in English, "Gods Playground" demonstrates Polands importance in European history from medieval times to the present. Abandoning the traditional nationalist approach to Polish history, Norman Davies instead stresses the countrys rich multinational heritage and places the development of the Jewish German, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian communities firmly within the Polish context. Davies emphasizes the cultural history of Poland through a presentation of extensive poetical, literary, and documentary texts in English translation. In each volume, chronological chapters of political narrative are interspersed with essays on religious, social, economic, constitutional, philosophical, and diplomatic themes. This new edition has been revised and fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century., The most comprehensive survey of Polish history available in English, God's Playground demonstrates Poland's importance in European history from medieval times to the present. Abandoning the traditional nationalist approach to Polish history, Norman Davies instead stresses the country's rich multinational heritage and places the development of the Jewish German, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian communities firmly within the Polish context. Davies emphasizes the cultural history of Poland through a presentation of extensive poetical, literary, and documentary texts in English translation. In each volume, chronological chapters of political narrative are interspersed with essays on religious, social, economic, constitutional, philosophical, and diplomatic themes. This new edition has been revised and fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century.
LC Classification Number
DK4140.D38 2005
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