The writing of Polish history, like Poland itself, has frequently fallen prey to interested parties. By adopting a sceptical stance towards all existing interpretations, Norman Davies has attempted to bring a strong dose of common sense to his theme. In these two volumes, he presents the mostcomprehensive survey in English of this frequently maligned, and usually misunderstood, country.

God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. 1: The Origins to 1795

Norman Davies

OUP Oxford; 2nd Revised edition edition (24 Feb. 2005)

The most comprehensive survey of Polish history available in English, God's Playground demonstrates Poland's importance in European history from medieval times to the present. Abandoning the traditional nationalist approach to Polish history, Norman Davies instead stresses the country's rich multinational heritage and places the development of the Jewish German, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian communities firmly within the Polish context.Davies emphasizes the cultural history of Poland through a presentation of extensive poetical, literary, and documentary texts in English translation. In each volume, chronological chapters of political narrative are interspersed with essays on religious, social, economic, constitutional, philosophical, and diplomatic themes. This new edition has been revised and fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century.

God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. 2: 1795 to the Present

Oxford University Press

This new edition of Norman Davies's classic study of the history of Poland has been revised and fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century. The writing of Polish history, like Poland itself, has frequently fallen prey to interested parties. Professor Norman Davies adopts a sceptical stance towards all existing interpretations and attempts to bring a strong dose of common sense to his theme. He presents the most comprehensive survey in English of this frequently maligned and usually misunderstood country.

God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. 1

History

Europe

Columbia University Press

God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. 2, 1795 to the Present

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Very Good, A very good, clean and sound copy in black cloth boards with a very good dust jacket. Lower edge of back board is bumped. Norman Davies and Roger Moorhouse. 585 p., ill., maps

Microcosm: A Portrait of a Central European City

ROGER MOORHOUSE

JONATHAN CAPE.

Two-volume set of the most comprehensive survey of Polish history available in English. Davies stresses the country's rich multinational heritage.

God's Playground: A History of Poland (2 Volume Set)

Americas

The history of Silesia's main city embodies all the experiences that have made Central Europe a mixture of nationalities and cultures: German settlements; returning Slavs; a Jewish presence; succession of Imperial rules; and exposure to both Nazis and Stalinists.

MICROCOSM

Pimlico

Formation of the Polish Community in Great Britain, 1939-1950

Keith Sword

Jan M. Ciechanowski

Univ London

The Isles

World

Pan/Macmillan

Random House]

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