Table of Contents

Abbreviations and glossary, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. Independence regained, 2. Consolidation, 3. Society and the economy, 4. Politics, 5. The ethnic minorities, 6. Culture and education, 7. Foreign policy, 8. Occupation and resistance, 9. The Jewish Holocaust and the Poles, 10. Defeat in victory, Conclusion, Bibliography, Appendix I: Chronology: the Second Republic, 1918–45, Appendix II: Some statistical data on Poland, 1918–45, Index

About the Author

Peter D. Stachura is Professor of Modern European History and Director of The Centre for Research in Polish History at the University of Stirling. His research interests are in twentieth-century German history, with particular reference to the Weimar Republic, and Polish history, in particular the Second Republic. He has published extensively in both these areas. His books include Themes of Modern Polish History, Poland Between the Wars and Poland in the Twentieth Century.