The Cambridge History of Poland
The Cambridge History of Poland
From Augustus II to Pilsudski (1697–1935)
Editors:
W. F. Reddaway
J. H. Penson
O. Halecki
R. Dyboski
J. H. Penson
O. Halecki
R. Dyboski
Wl. Konopczyński, P. Skwarczyński, W. J. Rose, W. F. Reddaway, B. Dembiński, M. Kukiel, W. Borowy, Wl. Tatarkiewicz, J. Holland Rose, M. Handelsman, Montgomery Hyde, Br. Pawlowski, A. P. Coleman, Monica Gardner, J. Feldman, S. Estreicher, R. Dyboski, B. E. Schmidt, S. Kutrzeba, J. H. Penson, Lord Kennet
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September 2016
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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.
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September 2016Paperback
9781316620038
658 pages
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introductory note
- 1. Early Saxon period, 1697–1733 Wl. Konopczyński
- 2. Later Saxon period, 1733–63 Wl. Konopczyński
- 3. The constitution of Poland before the partitions P. Skwarczyński
- 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. Dembiński
- 7. The second partition W. F. Reddaway
- 8. Kościuszko 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.
