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1795 to the Present - (God's Playground: A History of Poland) by Norman Davies (Paperback)

Name: 1795 to the Present - (God's Playground: A History of Poland) by Norman Davies (Paperback)
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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.
About the Author: Norman Davies is chair of the history department, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, at the University of London.
591 Pages
History, Europe
Series Name: God's Playground: A History of Poland

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About the Book

"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"--Amazon.com.

Book 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. 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.

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"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"

"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

"The standard work on the subject in English.... ÝDavies¨ writes with commanding dexterity and a confident, at times almost swaggering, intelligence as he balances narrative and analysis." -- "Atlantic Monthly"

"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"

About the Author

Norman Davies is chair of the history department, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, at the University of London.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 1.5 Inches (D)

Weight: 2.0 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 591

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Europe

Series Title: God's Playground: A History of Poland

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Norman Davies

Language: English

Street Date: April 6, 2005

TCIN: 85998591

UPC: 9780231128193

Item Number (DPCI): 247-21-9945

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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