Poland's Place in Europe in the Concepts of Piłsudski and Dmowski
Poland's Place in Europe in the Concepts of Piłsudski and Dmowski
Author(s): Piotr S. WandyczSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Poland; Polish state; political history; borders; territorial concept of Poland; Józef Piłsudski; Roman Dmowski;
Summary/Abstract: For over a century and a quarter no independent Polish state figured on the political map of Europe. The transient existence of a French protected Duchy of Warsaw, which comprised some Polish lands, or of its diminished successor the Russian-ruled Kingdom of Poland did not negate this fact. Hence, when the possibility arose of the reemergence of a Polish state during the First World War (and its actual formation later), the question of what was Poland was neither rhetorical nor academic. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 04/1990
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 451-468
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
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