Product Description

Poland is a land whose boundaries and people have been divided and redivided by conquering nations throughout its long and turbulent history. As it enters the 21st century, it is a stable democracy with a bright economic and political future. This history provides readers with an understanding of Poland's complex history from its origins in the Middle Ages through to the end of the 20th century. It features an overview of Poland today, its geographic, economic and political realities, a timeline of significant events in its history and chronologically-organized chapters on its history from the heritage of Old Poland to the rise of the Third Republic and the current situation as Poland enters the 21st century.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2336104 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 264 pages

Review
"Biskupski provides a succinct review of Poland's history prior to the partitions, highlighting the key points over which scholars contradict themselves....Biskupski compels us to reflect not only upon the consequences for inhabitants of the former Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, but also upon what might have been. The substance of the essay, Poland in the 20th century, is an indispensable reference. The key issues are here as are the scholarly disputations about them, with every chapter salted with Biskupski wit, trenchant observations, and honest, refreshingly direct opinions."-Stanislaus A. Blejwas CSU University Professor of History Endowed Chair of Polish and Polish American Studies Central Connecticut State University