"Anita Prazmowska provides a wide-ranging survey of Poland's history, from early settlements, through the establishment of the Kingdom of Poland, to the present day modern state. This expanded second edition has been revised throughout in the light of the latest research, and brings the story right up to date. A new Bibliography also features"--Provided by publisher.

Machine generated contents note: -- List of Maps -- Preface -- The Lands that became Poland -- The Consolidation of the Polish Kingdom -- The Jagiellonian Period -- The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth -- Under Foreign Rule -- War and Independence: 1914-1939 -- The Second World War and the Establishment of Communism in Poland -- From Communism to Democracy -- Further Reading -- Index.