Heart of Europe : the past in Poland's present / Norman Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Norman, 1939-

Language:

English

Polish

Subjects (All):

Poland--History.

Poland.

History.

Physical Description:

xxv, 483 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

The image of Poland has once again been impressed on European consciousness. Norman Davies provides a key to understanding the modern Polish crisis in this lucid and authoritative description of the nation's history. Beginning with the period since 1945, he travels back in time to highlight the long-term themes and traditions which have influenced present attitudes. His evocative account reveals Poland as the heart of Europe in more than the geographical sense. It is a country where Europe's ideological conflicts are played out in their most acute form: as recent events have emphasized, Poland's fate is of vital concern to European civilization as a whole. This revised and updated edition tackles and analyses the issues arising from the fall of the Eastern Bloc, and looks at Poland's future within a political climate of democracy and free market.

Notes:

Previous ed. pub. 1986 with subtitle: A short history of Poland.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 434-446) and index.

ISBN:

0192801260

OCLC:

47270364