{"product_id":"the-polishlithuanian-state-13861795-9780295980935","title":"The PolishLithuanian State 13861795","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor four centuries, the PolishLithuanian state encompassed a major geographic region comparable to present-day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia, Estonia, and Romania. Governed by a constitutional monarchy that offered the numerous nobility extensive civil and political rights, it enjoyed unusual domestic tranquility, for its military strength kept most enemies at bay until the mid-seventeenth century and the country generally avoided civil wars. Selling grain and timber to western Europe helped make it exceptionally wealthy for much of the period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe PolishLithuanian State, 13861795\u003c\/i\u003e is the first account in English devoted specifically to this important era. It takes a regional rather than a national approach, considering the internal development of the Ukrainian, Jewish, Lithuanian, and Prussian German nations that coexisted with the Poles in this multinational state. Presenting Jewish history also clarifies urban history, because Jews lived in th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A masterful accomplishment. . . . This very important contribution to the English language literature on this region and these centuries is also, by its balance and perspective, a contribution unmatched in any language.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well-planned, well-written, and well-balanced, this work is a major contribution in English-language historiography relating the the history of Poland-Lithuania from the late Middle Ages to the third partition.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Canadian Journal of History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Maps\u003cbr\u003e Part One: The Jagiellonian Period, 1386-1572\u003cbr\u003e 1. Jogaila\/Jagiello\u003cbr\u003e 2. Jagiello’s Successors: Wladyslaw III, Kazimierz IV, Jan Olbracht, and Aleksander\u003cbr\u003e 3. Zygmunt I the Old\u003cbr\u003e 4. Zygmunt II August\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ecomonics \u0026amp; Society in the Jagiellonian Period\u003cbr\u003e 6. Artistic Culture \u0026amp; Education in the Jagiellonian Period\u003cbr\u003e 7. First Interlude: Henri Valois \u0026amp; Stefan Batory\u003cbr\u003e Part Two: The Vasa Period\u003cbr\u003e 8. Zygmunt II Vasa (Waza)\u003cbr\u003e 9. Wladyslaw IV\u003cbr\u003e 10. Jan Kazimierz\u003cbr\u003e 11. Noble Democracy as a Political System\u003cbr\u003e 12. Economics \u0026amp; Society in the Vasa Period\u003cbr\u003e 13. Culture in the Vasa Period\u003cbr\u003e 14. Second Interlude: Michal Wisniowiecki \u0026amp; Jan III Sobieski\u003cbr\u003e Part Three: The Eighteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e 15. August II\u003cbr\u003e 16. August III\u003cbr\u003e 17. Stanislaw August Poniatowski\u003cbr\u003e 18. Economics \u0026amp;Society in the Eighteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e 19. Culture in the Eighteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographical Essay\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400910578007,"sku":"9780295980935","price":62.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295980935.jpg?v=1730471920","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-polishlithuanian-state-13861795-9780295980935","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}