· At several points in history the name "Poland" could have been added to Davies's roll-call of vanished nations – but, as the first line of their national anthem puts it, "Jeszcze Polska nie Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. · Book Review. This most recent in a series of epic productions by Norman Davies is based on the assumption that all political entities will eventually vanish. The book revisits Europe’s past through this particular lens and each of its fifteen chapters presents a ‘vanished kingdom’. The book is something of a complement to his Europe: A History (; rev. ante, cxiii [], ), which bore Author: Pit Péporté. Professor Ivor Norman Richard Davies FBA, FRHistS is a leading English historian of Welsh descent, noted for his publications on the history of Europe, Poland, and the United Kingdom. From , Davies taught Polish history at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) of the University of London, where he was professor from to /5.
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At several points in history the name "Poland" could have been added to Davies's roll-call of vanished nations – but, as the first line of their national anthem puts it, "Jeszcze Polska nie. The History of Half-Forgotten Europe. My forty years in the writer's trade were marked by the publication of "Vanished Kingdoms". In many ways, it is my best book – wide-ranging, innovative in both form and content, and very solidly edited; but the latter stages of its production caused me more headaches than the preceding four decades. As the "Introduction" explains, the book's central concept, that "all states die” had been growing on me for ages. Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe by Davies, Norman () Paperback Paperback. Discover delightful children's books with Amazon Book Box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months — new Amazon Book Box Prime customers receive 15% off your first box. Learn more.
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