Book contents
- A Concise History of Poland
- Cambridge Concise Histories
- A Concise History of Poland
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface To The First Edition
- A Note on Polish Pronunciation
- Chronology
- Part I Poland, to 1795
- Part II Poland, after 1795
- Chart I Polish Rulers: The Piast Dynasty
- Chart II The Jagiellonian Dynasty: Kings of Poland and Grand Dukes of Lithuania
- Chart III Elective Rulers of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (and Others)
- Chart IV Rulers of the Partitioned Polish Territories (Regnal Dates Only are Shown)
- List of Heads of State, Presidents, Communist Party Leaders (1918–2018)
- Bibliography of Works in English
- Index
- References
Bibliography of Works in English
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 January 2019
Book contents
- A Concise History of Poland
- Cambridge Concise Histories
- A Concise History of Poland
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface To The First Edition
- A Note on Polish Pronunciation
- Chronology
- Part I Poland, to 1795
- Part II Poland, after 1795
- Chart I Polish Rulers: The Piast Dynasty
- Chart II The Jagiellonian Dynasty: Kings of Poland and Grand Dukes of Lithuania
- Chart III Elective Rulers of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (and Others)
- Chart IV Rulers of the Partitioned Polish Territories (Regnal Dates Only are Shown)
- List of Heads of State, Presidents, Communist Party Leaders (1918–2018)
- Bibliography of Works in English
- Index
- References
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