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Heart of Europe: The Past in Poland's Present

By Norman Davies

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2001
ISBN
0192801260, 9780192801265
LCC
DK4140 .D385 2001
Open Library ID
OL3971276M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11744127 bytes)
Pages
519\519
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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.

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