The Cambridge History of Poland

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-316-62003-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 658 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 937 g

Originally published in 1941, this book presents a comprehensive history of Poland from 1697 to 1935. The text was begun on the initiative of the renowned Cambridge historian Harold Temperley (1879-1939), who arranged numerous meetings with Polish and British historians in relation to the project, and was completed following his death. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Poland and European history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reddaway, W. F.

Penson, J. H.

Halecki, O.

Dyboski, R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Introductory note; 1. Early Saxon period, 1697-1733 Wl. Konopczynski; 2. Later Saxon period, 1733-63 Wl. Konopczynski; 3. The constitution of Poland before the partitions P. Skwarczynski; 4. Socal life before the partitions W. J. Rose; 5. The first partition W. F. Reddaway; 6. The age of Stanislas Augustus and the national revival B. Dembinski; 7. The second partition W. F. Reddaway; 8. Kosciuszko and the third partition M. Kukiel; 9a. Polish literature in the eighteenth century W. Borowy; 9b. Eighteenth century Polish art Wl. Tatarkiewicz; 10a. Napoleon and Poland J. Holland Rose; 10b. Napoleonic wars M. Kukiel; 11. The Duchy of Warsaw M. Handelsman; 12. The Congress of Vienna Montgomery Hyde; 13a. The Polish kingdom M. Handelsman; 13b. The November insurrection Br. Pawlowski; 14a. The great emigration A. P. Coleman; 14b. The great emigration and Polish Romanticism Monica Gardner; 15. The Polish provinces of Austria and Prussia after 1815: the 'springtime of nations' J. Feldman; 16. Poland under Alexander II: the insurrection of 1863 A. P. Coleman; 17. Russian Poland in the later nineteenth century W. J. Rose; 18. Prussian Poland, 1850-1914 W. J. Rose; 19. Galicia in the period of autonomy and self-government, 1849-1914 S. Estreicher; 20. The Polish question during the World War (a) Military efforts and political activities of the Poles R. Dyboski; (b) The Polish problem in international politics B. E. Schmidt; 21. The peace conference, 1919 W. F. Reddaway; 22. The struggle for the frontiers, 1919-23 S. Kutrzeba; 23. Literature, art and learning in Poland since 1863 R. Dyboski; 24. The first years of the Republic J. H. Penson; 25. Pilsudski Lord Kennet; Index.