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This book is primarily intended to supplement lectures on the history of Poland for English-speaking students who increasingly come to Poland on various foreign exchange programs or as individuals. It can also be used as a guide to the meandering history of Poland for foreigners who wish to become familiar with the history of a country located in the heart of Europe. We trust that this outline will further motivate discerning students of history to explore one of the most fascinating countries in this part of Europe. To others it may explain why the bell of freedom has always tolled for Poles, how the first democratic constitution in Europe was drafted, and why the dismantling of the communist system started in Lublin and Gdańsk. This book may also help to understand the character of present Polish society as well as their attachment to tradition, freedom and democracy.

Publikacja jest anglojęzycznym zwieńczeniem serii Genealogia współczesności. Historia idei w Polsce 1815–1939. Książka ma charakter przeglądowy, zawarte w niej są, przygotowane przez członków zespołu badawczego, analizy i podsumowania wszystkich istotnych czołowych polskich myślicieli i przedstawicieli prądów, nie tylko tych, których prace wydane zostały w ramach serii. O randze projektu świadczy również wstęp autorstwa Timothy’ego Snydera.

In countries with a tradition of more than one hundred years of a free market economy, both public opinion and the economic policy of subsequent governments focus on pragmatic continuity. Changes or corrections are reduced to the necessary minimum. Further, any such change in economic policy is mainly the result of democratic elections and not that of unusual events of far-reaching, unpredictable consequences, such as wars or crises. However, this scenario is rarely found in countries with a much shorter market economy history, as in the case of Poland. This book presents the history of Poland's economic development in two periods: the interwar period and the period that followed the collapse of communism. The periods under study came in the aft ermath of historic events characterised by massive human and material losses, the First and the Second World War. Only two twenty-year periods can be said to feature market economy mechanisms in Poland, as prior to 1918 there had been no Polish state, and the period between 1950 and 1989 was marked by a socialist economy. Such a state of affairs was caused by both "bad geography" and the post-Yalta political "order". Both periods have also generated many heated discussions on issues related to the state's economic system and policy. The publication is addressed to academics, doctoral candidates and students.