Unitary parliamentary republic in Central Europe; the Third Polish Republic dates from the post-communist transition of 1989.
Standard two-volume narrative history of Poland in English.
Thematic companion to God's Playground; works backwards from the present to illuminate the long-run themes shaping modern Polish identity and politics.
Firsthand account of the 1989 revolutions; covers Poland's Solidarity elections and the broader collapse of communist rule across Central Europe.
The definitive single-volume history of Europe after 1945 — the era that made this state’s present form.