Poland's transition from socialism to capitalism has largely been praised as a success story. In reality, however, according to this study, Poland's case is an 'incomplete' transition. This book provides a wide-ranging study of economic development.
Wer sich aufmacht in das Land von gutem Käse, guter Schokolade und guten Gehältern, sollte genügend Kenntnisse über die Schweizer Kultur im Gepäck haben. Die wohlhabende Schweiz ist ein äusserst beliebtes Einwanderungsland. Für das Auswandern in das Alpenland gibt es für Deutsch…
Die wohlhabende Schweiz ist ein ausserst beliebtes Einwanderungsland. Inzwischen leben dort über 250.000 Deutsche und bilden damit nach den Italienern die grosste ausländische Bevölkerungsgruppe. Für das Auswandern in das Alpenland gibt es gute Argumente: Das Wetter ist besser, …
Poland betrayed: the Nazi-Soviet invasions 1939
"[The author] looks at the ... situation of the Polish nation caught between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, reconsiders the pre-war policies of the other European powers, particularly France and Britain, and assesses the state of the opposing armed forces before the Germans …
Poland betrayed: the Nazi-Soviet invasions 1939
Hitler's attack on Poland in 1939 was the first brutal act in six years of world war, but the campaign is often overshadowed by the momentous struggle that followed across the rest of Europe. David Williamson, in this timely and thought-provoking study, reconstructs each stage o…
Richard Butterwick draws on diplomatic and political correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, sermons, pastoral letters proclamations, records of local assemblies, and other sources to explore a volatile relationship between altar, throne, and nobility in Poland at the end of Europe…
Richard Butterwick draws on diplomatic and political correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, sermons, pastoral letters proclamations, records of local assemblies, and other sources to explore a volatile relationship between altar, throne, and nobility in Poland at the end of Europe…