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Microcosm. A Portrait of a Central European City - Norman Davies

The story of Central Europe is anything but simple. The region has always been endowed with a rich variety of migrants, and has repeatedly been the scene of nomadic invasion, mixed settlements and military conquests. It has witnessed a profusion of languages, religions, nationalities and cultural transformations. In order ot present a portrait of Central Europe, Norman Davies and Roger Moorhose have made a case sturdy of one of its most colourful cities, the former German Breslau, which became the Polish Wrocław after the Second World War.The traditional capital of the province of Silesia rose to prominence a thousand years ago as a trading centre and bishopric in Piast Poland. It became the second city of the kingdom of Bohemia, a major municipality of the Habsburg lands, and then a Residenzstadt of the kingdom of Prussia. The third largest city of nineteenth-century Germany, its population reached one million, before the bitter siege by the Soviet Army in 1945 wrought almost total destruction. Since then Wrocław has risen from the ruins of war and is once again a thriving regional centre.The history of Silesia's main city is more than a fascinating tale in its own right. It embodies all the experiences which have made Central Europe what it is - a rich mixture of nationalities and cultures; the scene of German settlement and of the reflux of the Slavs; a Jewish prescence of exceptional distinction; a turbulent succession of imperial rulers; and the shattering exposure to both Nazis and Stalinists. In short, it is a Central European microcosm.
Autor: Norman Davies
Wydawnictwo: Pimlico
Rok wydania: 2003
Stron: 584
ISBN: 0-7[zasłonięte]126-93-3
EAN: 978[zasłonięte][zasłonięte]26933
Format: 15,5/23,5cm
Oprawa: miękka
Język: angielski


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