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Historical Dictionary of Poland
George Sanford
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Description for Historical Dictionary of Poland
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Poland has had an exceptionally turbulent thousand-year history marked by extremes of national greatness and decline including patrition and foreign occupation. Currently undergoing another dramatic transformation, Poland has been building a democratic and market system since the fall of communism. The largest and most important nation in Eastern Europe, outside the ex-Soviet Union, is now returning to the European mainstream from which she was for long periods isolated politically and economically, although not culturally. Although Poland has been widely popularized in journalistic clichés in recent years because of Solidarity, the "Polish Pope" and the like, there is still much ... Read more
Poland has had an exceptionally turbulent thousand-year history marked by extremes of national greatness and decline including patrition and foreign occupation. Currently undergoing another dramatic transformation, Poland has been building a democratic and market system since the fall of communism. The largest and most important nation in Eastern Europe, outside the ex-Soviet Union, is now returning to the European mainstream from which she was for long periods isolated politically and economically, although not culturally. Although Poland has been widely popularized in journalistic clichés in recent years because of Solidarity, the "Polish Pope" and the like, there is still much ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Europe
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810847552
SKU
V9780810847552
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About George Sanford
George Sanford is a Reader in the Politics Department of Bristol University, United Kingdom. He is a specialist in Eastern European Studies who has published widely on the history and politics of modern Poland.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Poland
On the whole, this is an objective and highly recommended reference source, useful for all libraries - university, college, public, and for businesses that are engaged in Central Europe.
American Reference Books Annual
...[includes] a chronology, bibliography, maps, appendices, and dictionary section with short entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions from the earliest time to the ... Read more
American Reference Books Annual
...[includes] a chronology, bibliography, maps, appendices, and dictionary section with short entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions from the earliest time to the ... Read more