Poland
Subtitle: the first thousand years
By: Patrice M. Dabrowski
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 487
ISBN-13: 9780875807560
Subjects: History
Description: Poland: The First Thousand Years is a sweeping account designed to amplify major figures, moments, milestones, and turning points in Polish history. These include important battles and illustrious individuals, alliances forged by marriages and choices of religious denomination, and meditations on the likes of the Polish battle slogan "for our freedom and yours" that resounded during the Polish fight for independence in the long 19th century and echoed in the Solidarity period of the late 20th century. -- From dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pronunciation guide; title: Part I. Poland in Europe; title: Connecting with the West : the Piast Dynasty; title: Embracing the East : the Lithuanian connection; title: Spreading southward : the Jagiellonian moment in East-Central Europe; title: Crafting a center : the commonwealth of both nations; title: Part II. The Europe of Poland; title: The commonwealth, part I : Sarmatia ascendant; title: The commonwealth, Part II : Sarmatia besieged; title: The commonwealth, part III : Sarmatia transformed; title: Part III. Europe without Poland; title: Sarmatia dissolved : "Poland has not yet perished"; title: Poles in arms : "For our freedom and for yours"; title: Poles are not Iroquois : the nation at work; title: Part IV. Poland in Europe and the world; title: Phoenix reborn : the Second Republic; title: Phoenix ablaze : under Hitler and Stalin; title: People's Poland : from Stalinism to Solidarity; title: Epilogue: Poland's "return" to Europe.