The Partitions of Poland: 1772, 1793, 1795

by Jerzy Lukowski

In this comprehensive survey, the first written in English since 1915, Jerzy Lukowski tells the story of the Partitions in their full international context, though he does concentrate more on Poland and the Poles, and in the process provides a richly rewarding introduction to the domestic history of the 18th century's second largest state. He also illuminates the motives and attitudes of the rulers who carved up Frederick the Great of Prussia, Catherine the Great of Russia and Maria Theresa and Joseph II of Austria.

Genres: History

232 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1998

About the author

Jerzy Tadeusz Lukowski is a Polish-British historian at University of Birmingham.

Reviews

[Альберто Лорэдо · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book about this fascinating subject. Despite its brevity (under 200 pages), it has all the necessary details to understand the "Why?" and the "How?" of this historical process. Also, it helps that Lukowski's prose is fluid and enticing which makes this book easy to understand, even for the non history buffs.

Fully recommended.

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not actually read this book. Instead, I read a book titled: The Partitions of Poland written by "Lord Eversley." The good lord wrote this book in 1915 while WWI was raging. Needless to say, he takes a dim view of the Prussians. I got the book in PDF format over the internet. It was one of those scanned by Google in its quest to preserve the uncopywrited cannon of world letters. Actually, the book was quite enjoyable both as history and historiography. I've heard that Mr. Lukowski's book isn't bad either. But imagine it doesn't have the great sympathy for royalty and most things British that I found with Lord Eversley.

[Tyler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful introduction to the partitions. Lukowski has a wonderful selection of works on the 18th century Commonwealth, and this volume did not disappoint. A bit skimpy on the details, but its purpose was not to be comprehensive.