The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1733-1795: light and flame

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knyga / Book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1733-1795: light and flame
Publication Data:
New Haven ; Yale University Press, 2020.
Pages:
XXIV, 482 p
Notes:
Bibliografija išnašose ir dalykų rodyklė.
Contents:
List of Illustrations — Acknowledgements — Genealogical Table — Maps — Pronunciation Guide — Prologue: 1 Commonwealth — 2 Impasse 3 Sacrum and profanum — 4 ‘A new creation of the Polish world’ — 5 Martyrdoms — 6 Throne and Altar — 7 Growing Pains — 8 Ferment and Fermentation — 9 Revolution: The King with the Nation — 10 Revolution: The Nation with the King — 11 Revolution: Qa ira! — 12 Undeclared War — 13 The Augean Stables — 14 Immolation — Epilogue: Smoke and Ash — Glossary — Gazetteer — Notes — Further Reading — Index.
Summary / Abstract:

ENRichard Butterwick tells the compelling story of the last decades of one of Europe’s largest and least understood polities: the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Drawing on the latest research, Butterwick vividly portrays the turbulence the Commonwealth experienced. Far from seeing it as a failed state, he shows the ways in which it overcame the stranglehold of Russia and briefly regained its sovereignty, the crowning success of which took place on 3 May 1791—the passing of the first Constitution of modern Europe. [Publisher annotation]

ISBN:
9780300252200
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