![]() Heart of Europe has sweep, a rare analytical depthand a courageous display of the author's personal convictions. Modern / 20th Century, Europe / General, Europe / Poland Heart of Europe : the Past in Poland's Present This revised and updated edition tackles and analyses the issues arising from the fall of the Eastern Bloc, and looks at Poland's future within a political climate of democracy and free market. It is a country where Europe's ideological conflicts are played out in their most acute form: as recent events have emphasized, Poland's fate is of vital concern to European civilization as a whole. His evocative account reveals Poland as the heart of Europe in more than the geographical sense. ![]() Beginning with the period since 1945, he travels back in time to highlight the long-term themes and traditions which have influenced present attitudes. Norman Davies provides a key to understanding the modern Polish crisis in this lucid and authoritative description of the nation's history. The image of Poland has once again been impressed on European consciousness. ![]()
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