A Concise History of Poland

From: Canadian Slavonic Papers | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Jerzy Lukowski and Hubert Zawadzki. A Concise History of Poland. Cambridge Concise Histories. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. xviii, 317 pp. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Index. $50.00, cloth. $19.00, paper.

A member of NATO and soon, most likely, a part of the European Union, Poland is fast becoming a member of the international community of successful nations. Yet, it is difficult to learn about Polish history and culture if you do not read Polish. General English-language histories of Poland can be counted on the fingers of one hand. It is very good, therefore, that a ...

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