Table of Contents

Introduction - the view from the broken bridge - a tale of two revolutions; "For Lack of Order Poland Stands" - religious, political, and economic foundations of Polish society; Polish Jews from "Serfs of the Royal Chamber" to "Serfs of the Many Chambers"; commerce and currency - cultural sources of entrepreneurialism; "How Far Behind Have We Remained" - libations, libels, and the rhetoric of reform; the Polish enlightenment, the four-year sejm, and the limits of reform conclusion - broken bridge revisited - the politics of productivity.