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Disorderly liberty : the political culture of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the eighteenth century /

During the eighteenth century Europe's republics may have been an integral part of the international scene, but they were marginalised or in decline. When, in 1772, the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania suffered a massive loss of territory to its three more powerful neighbours, Russia, Prussia a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lukowski, Jerzy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Continuum, 2010.
Colección:Continuum studies in Eastern European history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Abbreviations; A note on Polish pronunciation; 1 The Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania: an introductory survey; 2 Ancestral legacies; 3 The search for harmony; 4 Keeping the faith; 5 Towards successful counsels; 6 Confrontations with the Enlightenment: Felix Czacki and the Monitor, 1765, and the Zamoyski law code, 1780; 7 Foreign aid; 8 Marking time; 9 Ferment; 10 Judaica; 11 Towards new Utopias; Epilogue; Appendix: The Constitution of 3 May 1791; Notes; Bibliography; Index.