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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Butterwick-Pawlikowski, Richard, 1968- author.
Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Description:	xxiii, 482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) , maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Poland -- Politics and government -- 18th century. Lithuania -- Politics and government -- 18th century. Poland -- Relations -- Lithuania -- History. Lithuania -- Relations -- Poland -- History. Poland -- History -- Augustus III, 1734-1763. Poland -- History -- To 1795. Lithuania -- History -- 1569-1795.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12523533

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ISBN:	9780300252200 030025220X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Genealogical Table
Maps
Pronunciation Guide
Prologue: Light and Flame
1. Commonwealth
2. Impasse
3. Sacrum and profanum
4. 'A new creation of the Polish world'
5. Martyrdoms
6. Throne and Altar
7. Growing Pains
8. Ferment and Fermentation
9. Revolution: The King with the Nation
10. Revolution: The Nation with the King
11. Revolution: Ça ira!
12. Undeclared War
13. The Augean Stables
14. Immolation
Epilogue: Smoke and Ash
Glossary
Gazetteer
Notes
Further Reading
Index