God's Playground A History of Poland: Volume 1: The Origins to 1795

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OUP Oxford, 24.02.2005 - 488 Seiten
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.
 

Inhalt

The Polish Lands
2
A Thousand Years of History Historiography
3
The Polish Land Historical Geography
23
A The Autochthonous View
36
The Polanian Dynasty to 1370
52
The Hungarian Connection 13701386
86
The Lithuanian Union 13861572
93
The Life and Death of the PolishLithuanian Republic 15691795
123
The Noble Democracy Constitution
246
Diplomacy in PolandLithuania Foreign Affairs
284
The French Experiment 15721575
312
The Transylvanian Victor 15761586
318
The Swedish Connection 15871668
327
The Austrian Candidate 16691673
355
Terror of the Turk 16741696
357
The Saxon Era 16971763
371

The Bulwark of Christendom Religion
125
The Noblemans Paradise Society
156
The Baltic Grain Trade Economy
197
The Vicissitudes of Urban Life The Cities
225
The End of the Russian Protectorate 17641795
386
Notes on the text
412
Index
435
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Norman Davies is Professor of History, School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, University of London.

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