Poland, 1918-1945: An Interpretive and Documentary History of the Second Republic

ISBN-13: 9780415343589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 240 str.

Peter D. Stachura

Opis

The period of the Second Polish Republic has often been viewed in the context of its negative aspects and failures. This study provides an objective appraisal of the inter-war period, demonstrating how the Republic overcame giant obstacles at home and abroad to achieve consolidation as an independent state in the early 1920s.

Spis treści

Abbreviations and glossary, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. Independence regained, 2. Consolidation, 3. Society and the economy, 4. Politics, 5. The ethnic minorities, 6. Culture and education, 7. Foreign policy, 8. Occupation and resistance, 9. The Jewish Holocaust and the Poles, 10. Defeat in victory, Conclusion, Bibliography, Appendix I: Chronology: the Second Republic, 1918–45, Appendix II: Some statistical data on Poland, 1918–45, Index

O autorze

Peter D. Stachura is Professor of Modern European History and Director of The Centre for Research in Polish History at the University of Stirling. His research interests are in twentieth-century German history, with particular reference to the Weimar Republic, and Polish history, in particular the Second Republic. He has published extensively in both these areas. His books include Themes of Modern Polish History, Poland Between the Wars and Poland in the Twentieth Century.