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The History of Poland (The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations)
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by Mieczyslaw B. Biskupski
Sales Rank: 1465741
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 264 pages
Published by: Greenwood Press April 30, 2000
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0313305714
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0313305719
Book Dimensions:
9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Product Review
The History of Poland is very well written. It is clear, concise, and without major bias.History: Reviews of New Books
Those in search of a concise, authoritative, yet readable summary of modern Polish history need look no further than this great book.The book is intented for high school and college students, as well as a general audience, but in fact it will benefit any reader who can appreciate the satisfactions of history well-crafted and well-told.The Polish Review
ideal for circulating collections or as a textbook.American Reference Books Annual
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"Biskupski provides a succinct review of Poland's history prior to the partitions, highlighting the key points over which scholars contradict themselves.Biskupski compels us to reflect not only upon the consequences for inhabitants of the former Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, but also upon what might have been. The substance of the essay, Poland in the 20th century, is an indispensable reference. The key issues are here as are the scholarly disputations about them, with every chapter salted with Biskupski wit, trenchant observations, and honest, refreshingly direct opinions." - Stanislaus A. Blejwas CSU University Professor of History Endowed Chair of Polish and Polish American Studies Central Connecticut State University
"This is the best history of contemporary Poland available in English. Conceived on a broad scale, learned and readable, by turns amusing and genuinely moving, it is a provocative and enlightening reinterpretation of the Polish experience in the light of the collapse of Communism. Professor Biskupski skillfully recounts some of the most compelling tragedies and triumphs of our times, and suggests that we are witnessing the return of Poland to its traditional status as a vital factor in Europe." - Neal Pease Associate Professor of History University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
"The need has long been felt for a concise history of modern Poland for the use of students and interested readers. The volume by M. B. Biskupski based on up-to-date research, clearly organized and well written, should satisfy this need admirably. The author, after providing us with a historical background, discusses authoritatively the 20-century developments displaying insights and objectivity. His characterization of leading personalities and the description of events is vivid and astute. A very good book indeed." - Piotr Wandycz Bradford Durfee Professor of History Emeritus Yale University
"A readable, original, and refreshing approach to modern history of Poland. Biskupski's book is an effective summary for someone pressed for an overview of a complex description of the Polish mind." - Piotr Wrobel Associate Professor Konstanty Reynert Chair of Polish Studies University of Toronto
Reader Reviews
It was both a privilege and a pleasure for me to read Biskupski's veritable novella on the History of Poland. It is immediately striking for what it is not: large. For better or worse the present day reader does not have the inclination to wade through the large "History of..." Some authors have attempted the shorter history only to find they have cut the heart out of the subject and left the reader with nothing more than an inarticulate smattering of the highlights and lowlights; ringing the dinnerbell for hungry folks only to serve cheese and crackers. Biskupski's History of Poland is not such an attempt. Instead, what the reader gets is a glimpse at Biskupski's innate ability to convey a complicated idea with only a few sentences: "A belief in historical inevitability is little more than lack of imagination masquerading as analytical sophistication. What happened will always be predetermined." - M.B. Biskupski, pg. 94 The majority of the work displays a rapier-like wit and a personal charm in the text that makes the experience more like a mental dialogue than a "boring" textbook experience. Interestingly, Chapter 8, "Communism in Poland" does not fit this description. Instead, Chapter 8 has a cathartic feel to it. I will not elaborate further for one should come to his own conclusions on Chapter 8 and mine, perhaps, are wrong-headed. What the reader has in Biskupski's History of Poland is a complex history thoughtfully written.
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