Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: History, Memory, Legacy

This volume offers a fresh perspective on the history and legacy of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, exploring its origins, development, and impact on contemporary Europe. The essays are divided into three parts and represent a selection of papers presented at the Third Congress of International Researchers of Polish History.

Format: Hardback
Length: 364 pages
Publication date: 16 October 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume offers a fresh and insightful perspective on the history and legacy of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as the often-contested memory of it in contemporary Europe. The unions between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania have captivated many readers, particularly due to the adoption of numerous solutions by the European Union that trace their roots back to the Central and Eastern European predecessor. The collection of essays presented in this volume is organized into three distinct parts: The Beginnings of Poland-Lithuania, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Legacy and Memory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. These essays represent a selection of papers presented at the Third Congress of International Researchers of Polish History, which took place in Cracow from October 11 to 14, 2017.

Through their application of diverse historiographical perspectives and schools of history, the authors of these essays provide the reader with a fresh and compelling take on the history and legacy of the Commonwealth, as well as its memory in the countries that inherited it, including Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus, and Ukraine.

An in-depth exploration of one of the largest countries in Early Modern Europe, this volume will appeal to historians, political scientists, cultural anthropologists, and scholars of Early Modern Central and Eastern European history in general.

Weight: 684g
Dimension: 159 x 235 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367424978