God's Playground A History of Poland: 1795 to the Present Day, Vol. 2

Name: God's Playground A History of Poland: 1795 to the Present Day, Vol. 2
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ISBN: 9780231128193

ISBN-10: 0231128193

ISBN-13: 9780231128193

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Norman Davies

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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,…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 4/6/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 752
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English

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Maps and Diagrams


Illustrations


Notes on the Illustrations


Abbreviations


Chronology



Poland Destroyed and Reconstructed, 1795-1945



Narod: The Growth of the Modern Polish Nation (1772-1945)



Rossiya: The Russian Partition (1772-1918)



Preussen: The Prussian Partition (1772-1918)



Galicia The Austrian Partition (1773-1918)



Fabryka: The Process of Industrialization



Lud: The Rise of the Common People



Kosciol: The Roman Catholic Church in Poland



Kultura: Education and the Cultural Heritage



Zydzi: The Jewish Community



Wojsko: The Military Tradition



Emigracja: The Polish Emigration



Varsovie: The Duchy of Warsaw (1807-1815)



Kongresowka: The Congress Kingdom (1815-1864)



Cracovia: The Republic of Cracow (1815-1846)



Wiosna: The Springtime of Other Nations (1848)



Reveries: The Thaw and the January Rising (1855-1864)



Rewolucja: Revolution and Reaction (1904-1914)



Feniks: The Rebirth of the Polish State (1914-1918)



Niepodleglosc: Twenty Years of Independence (1918-1939)



Golgota: Poland in the Second World War (1939-1945)



Granice: The Modern Polish Frontiers (1919-1945)



Contemporary Poland since 1944



Partia: The Communist Movement



Polska Ludowa: The Polish 'People's Republic' (since 1944)



Solidarnosc: The Solidarity Decade



Wolnosc: Freedom Regained, 1990-2000


Postscript


Notes on the Text


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index