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GOD'S PLAYGROUND - A HISTORY OF POLAND
Vol.1 The Origins to 1795, Revised Edition

Norman Davies
Published by: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0-231-12817-7
Strony / Pages: 457, soft cover
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"Superbly readable, rich in detail.... Davies understands and exquisitely conveys the importance of historical consciousness in Polish life.... This is beyond doubt not only the best book on Poland in the English language; it is the book on Poland. Anyone writing on Polish affairs- past or present- will have to read it. It is a masterly work." —The New York Times Book Review

"This two-volume book is a truly magnificent work, and there is no doubt that it is the best introduction available to the incredible imbroglio of Polish history. I am not thinking only of its scholarly merit and its depth of insight. Nor only of the fact that the book reads extremely well, thanks to the author's vivid style, his wide spectrum of sources... and his good sense of humor.... What is even more worthy of recognition is that Professor Davies had managed to maintain an equilibrium between understanding and objectivity, sympathy and criticism." —Stanislaw Baranczak, The New Republic

"Davies is the foremost historian of modern Poland. Of his previous books,God's Playground: A History of Poland is widely regarded as a landmark account." —Carlo D'Este, New York Times Book Review

"...widely viewed as the best single-volume general history of Poland." —Richard Bernstein, The New York Times

"He offers one of the best histories of the country. It is a book that reads, not as non-fiction history, but as a popular novel of our times." —Polish American Journal

In this first volume, Davies points out that long before the rise of Russia and Prussia the kingdom of Poland was a major power in eastern Europe. As an early recipient of Latin culture, Poland was deeply involved in the Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and Enlightenment.

Before the notorious Partitions of 1773-95 redrew the map of Europe beyond all recognition, the United Republic of Poland-Lithuania was at once one of the largest states and home of one of the most extraordinary cultures of the continent, displaying a unique blend of military prowess, religious tolerance, democratic ideals, and political chaos.

Contents:

1. Millenium: AThousand Years of History
2. Polska: The Polish Land
3. Piast: The Polanian Dynasty
4. Anjou: The Hungarian Connection
5. Jogaila: The Lithuanian Union
6. Antemurale: The Bulwark of Christendom
7. Szlachta: The Nobleman's Paradise
8. Handel: The Baltic Grain Trade
9. Miasto: The Vicissitudes of Urban Life
10. Anarchia: The Noble Democracy
11. Serenissima: Diplomacy in Poland--Lithuania
12. Valois: The French Experiment
13. Bathory: The Transylvanian Victor
14. Vasa: The Swedish Connection
15. Michal: The Austrian Candidate
16. Sobieski: Terror of the Turk
17. Wettin: The Saxon Era
18. Agonia: The End of the Russian Protectorate

About the Author:

Norman Davies is chairman of the history department, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, at the University of London. He has been a visiting professor at Columbia and McGill Universities.
Inne tytuly / Other titles

WHITE EAGLE RED STAR - The Polish Soviet War 1919-1920
and

Norman Davies, Published by: Pimlico, 2003, ISBN: 0-7126-0694-7, Strony / Pages: 308, soft cover

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EUROPE A HISTORY
A panorama of Europe, East and West, from the Ice Age to the Cold War

Norman Davies, Published by: Harper Parennial, 2002, ISBN: 0-06-097468-0, Strony / Pages: 1365, soft cover

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NO SIMPLE VICTORY WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE, 1939-1945

Norman Davies, Wydawnictwo: Macmillan , 2006, ISBN: 0333692853, Strony / Pages: 456, twarda oprawa

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GOD'S PLAYGROUND - A HISTORY OF POLAND
Vol. 2 - 1795 to the Present, Revised Edition

Norman Davies, Published by: Columbia University Press, 2005, ISBN: 0-231-12819-3, Strony / Pages: 591, soft cover

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HEART OF EUROPE - THE PAST IN POLAND'S PRESENT

Norman Davies, Published by: Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN: 0-19-280126-0, Strony / Pages: 483, soft cover

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EUROPA ROZPRAWA HISTORYKA Z HISTORIA

Norman Davies, Znak, 2010, ISBN: 978-83-240-1424-8, Strony / Pages: 1408, twarda oprawa

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ZAGINIONE KROLESTWA
Vanished Kingdoms

Norman Davies, Wydawnictwo: Znak, 2010, ISBN: 978-83-240-1462-0, Strony / Pages: 784, twarda oprawa

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Trail of Hope

Norman Davies, Osprey Publishing, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-4728-1603-0, Strony / Pages: 600, twarda oprawa

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vanishing kingdoms

Norman Davies, Penguin Books, 2012, ISBN: 978-0143122951, Strony / Pages: 848, miekka oprawa

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Boze Igrzysko Tom 2
Od roku 1795

Norman Davies, Znak, 2019, ISBN: 9788324042678, Strony / Pages: 704, twarda orpawa

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Norman Davies Sam o sobie

Norman Davies , ZNAK, 2019, ISBN: 978-83-240-2199-4, Strony / Pages: 800, miękka oprawa

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Powstanie 44

Norman Davies, Znak, 2019, ISBN: 9788324042685, Strony / Pages: 960, miekka oprawa

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BOZE IGRZYSKO

Norman Davies, Znak, 2010, ISBN: 978-83-240-1423-1, Strony / Pages: 1232, twarda oprawa

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POWSTANIE 44

Norman Davies, ZNAK, 2022, ISBN: 978-83-240-8786-0, Strony / Pages: 960, twarda oprawa

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Mala Europa Szkice polskie

Norman Davies , ZNAK HORYZONT, 2022, ISBN: 978-83-240-8775-4, Strony / Pages: 384, twarda oprawa

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Europa miedzy Wschodem a Zachodem

Norman Davies, ZNAK HORYZONT, 2019, ISBN: 978-83-240-5790-0, Strony / Pages: 352, twarda oprawa

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