The first authoritative, comprehensive historical dictionary of Poland in English, this volume includes over 2,000 entries on people, events, places, and terms

The Historical Dictionary of Poland, Second Edition, strikes a judicious balance in covering past and contemporary figures in Poland's history, as well as its r

Located between the former Soviet Union and eastern Germany, Poland has the potential to become a political and economic bridge between the East and West. It is

Poland has had an exceptionally turbulent thousand-year history marked by extremes of national greatness and decline including patrition and foreign occupation.

The Historical Dictionary of Poland contains a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary ent