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The Oder-Neisse Line
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 119.00When the United States and its World War II allies met at the Potsdam Conference to provisionally establish the Oder-Neisse line as Poland's western border and to acknowledge the removal of Germans from the area, they created a controversial Cold War issue that would not be resolved until 1990. American policy makers throughout those decades studied... more...
Frommer's Poland
Wiley 2011; US$ 21.99With the stunningly beautiful architecture of Krakow, the cultural attractions of Warsaw, the somber Holocaust museums, spectacular hiking in the Tatra Mountains, and the seaside resorts of the Baltic Coast, Poland offers a range of attractions to suit every traveler's tastes. Frommer's Poland provides detailed maps, thoroughly researched reviews... more...
Minderheitenschutz und Menschenrechte.
Duncker & Humblot 2011; US$ 86.28Hauptbeschreibung Am 17. Juni 1991 unterzeichneten die Außenminister Polens und Deutschlands in Bonn den deutsch-polnischen Nachbarschaftsvertrag, nachdem einige Monate zuvor, am 11. November 1990, beide Regierungen den Grenzvertrag über die Oder-Neiße-Grenze als westliche Grenze Polens geschlossen hatten. Im Nachbarschaftsvertrag wurden erstmals... more...
Peopling the Russian Periphery
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 49.95Though usually forgotten in general surveys of European colonization, the Russians were among the greatest colonizers of the Old World, eventually settling across most of the immense expanse of Northern Europe and Asia, from the Baltic and the Pacific, and from the Arctic Ocean to Central Asia. This book makes a unique contribution to our understanding... more...
The Archaeology of Early Medieval Poland
BRILL 2007; US$ 203.00Concentrates on the discoveries of medieval date (6th-13th centuries) from the territory of modern Poland. This book covers the principal research questions, such as the origins of the Slavs, societies of the proto-state period and the origins of the Polish state. It includes a discussion of the controversial, archaeological discoveries or issues. more...
The Polish-Lithuanian Monarchy in European Context, C.1500-1795
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 145.00The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is often considered an 'aberration' where monarchy was reduced by the nobility to impotence, and which was consequently partitioned. However, historians' reappraisal of monarchy in early modern Europe calls for a reconsideration of the extent of Polish-Lithuanian 'divergence'. The essays of this collection assess... more...
In the Shadow of the Polish Eagle
Palgrave Macmillan 2000; US$ 144.00The behaviour of many Poles towards the Jewish population during the Nazi occupation of Poland has always been a controversial issue. Although the Poles are supposed not to have collaborated with the invaders, there is evidence to show that in respect of the Jewish population, the behaviour of many Poles, including members of the underground, was far... more...
The Politics of Ethnicity in Central Europe
Palgrave Macmillan 2000; US$ 148.00This volume deals with the politics of ethnicity in East-Central Europe. The major part of the book focuses upon the nature of identity and inter-ethnic relations in the Central European region of Silesia. Although Silesia is terra incognita to most of the English-speaking world, for centuries it has been contested by German, Polish, Czech, Prussian,... more...
Frommer's Krakow Day By Day
Wiley 2011; US$ 13.99Krakow Day By Day is the perfect pocket guide book for independent travellers providing a practical, colourful format with useful, clear maps and expertly designed tours. The guide highlights the must-see places and offers knowledgeable opinion on where to stay, eat and shop. The Best Full Day Tours including Florianska Gate, Rynek Glowny, Church... more...
Warsaw
Reaktion Books 2004; US$ 31.00Warsaw has an unenviable reputation in the minds of many: often invoked as the epitome of the brutal environment produced by Soviet aesthetics and planning, its name conjures up a grey, faceless world of tower blocks and Orwellian governmental buildings; its image ? perhaps more so than that of any other city in the former Soviet block ? inextricably... more...









