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After the Deluge

Poland-Lithuania and the Second Northern War, 1655–1660

Robert I Frost author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:11th Mar '04

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Robert Frost examines the reasons for the collapse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Swedish invasion of 1655.

The Swedish invasion of 1655 provoked the political and military collapse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the second-largest state in Europe. Robert Frost examines the reasons for Poland's fall and the conduct of the war by the Polish government. In particular he addresses the crucial question of why attempts at political reform failed.The Swedish invasion of 1655, known to Poles ever since as the 'Swedish deluge', provoked the political and military collapse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the second-largest state in Europe. Robert Frost examines the reasons for Poland's fall and the conduct of the war by the Polish government, and addresses the crucial question of why, despite widespread recognition of the shortcomings of the political system, subsequent attempts at reform failed. War has long been seen as crucial to the development of more effective systems of government in Europe during the seventeenth century, but studies usually concentrate on states which responded successfully to the challenges. Much can be learned from those that failed, and the paucity of English-language material on this important conflict means that After the Deluge will appeal to a broad audience among historians of Poland, Germany, Scandinavia, Russia, and early modern Europe in general.

'… a skilful account of a turning point in Polish Eastern European history …'. Archives

ISBN: 9780521544023

Dimensions: 228mm x 153mm x 17mm

Weight: 368g

236 pages