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

Title
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1733-1795 : light and flame / Richard Butterwick.
Author
Butterwick-Pawlikowski, Richard, 1968-
Publication
  • New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
  • ©2020

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Description
xxiii, 482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) , color maps; 25 cm
Summary
A major new assessment of the "vanished kingdom" of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth-one which recognizes its achievements before its destruction. Richard 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.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 21-3811
ISBN
  • 9780300252200
  • 030025220X
OCLC
1205590873
Author
Butterwick-Pawlikowski, Richard, 1968- author.
Title
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1733-1795 : light and flame / Richard Butterwick.
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
To 1799
Research Call Number
JFE 21-3811
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