Description: The Swedish invasion of 1655, known to Poles ever since as the 'Swedish deluge', provoked the political and military collapse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the second-largest state in Europe. Robert Frost examines the reasons for Poland's fall and the conduct of the war by the Polish government, and addresses the crucial question of why, despite widespread recognition of the shortcomings of the political system, subsequent attempts at reform failed. War has long been seen as crucial to the development of more effective systems of government in Europe during the seventeenth century, but studies usually concentrate on states which responded successfully to the challenges. Much can be learned from those that failed, and the paucity of English-language material on this important conflict means that After the Deluge will appeal to a broad audience among historians of Poland, Germany, Scandinavia, Russia, and early modern Europe in general.
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EAN: 9780521420082
UPC: 9780521420082
ISBN: 9780521420082
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Book Title: After the Deluge: Poland-Lithuania and the Second
Item Length: 22.9 cm
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
Publication Name: After the Deluge: Poland-Lithuania and the Second Northern War, 1655-1660
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 236 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 1993
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 525 g
Author: Robert I. Frost
Item Width: 158 mm
Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History
Format: Hardcover
