After the Deluge

Poland-Lithuania and the Second Northern War, 1655 1660
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-521-54402-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 235 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History

The Swedish invasion of 1655, known to Poles ever since as the 'Swedish deluge', provoked the political and military collapse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the second-largest state in Europe. Robert Frost examines the reasons for Poland's fall and the conduct of the war by the Polish government, and addresses the crucial question of why, despite widespread recognition of the shortcomings of the political system, subsequent attempts at reform failed. War has long been seen as crucial to the development of more effective systems of government in Europe during the seventeenth century, but studies usually concentrate on states which responded successfully to the challenges. Much can be learned from those that failed, and the paucity of English-language material on this important conflict means that After the Deluge will appeal to a broad audience among historians of Poland, Germany, Scandinavia, Russia, and early modern Europe in general.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Frost, Robert I.

Elliott, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Poland-Lithuania in the mid-seventeenth century; 2. The deluge; 3. Recovery: July 1655-August 1656; 4. The widening conflict: June-December 1656; 5. Constructing a coalition: January - December 1657; 6. The succession and the failure of the coalition: January - July 1658; 7. Political reform; 8. Towards a French candidature: 1658-1660; 9. Conclusion: the succession and the failure of reform.