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Describes the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and people of the seventh largest country in Europe. ... Read more

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This study uses the experience of Cracow to illuminate general patterns of trade and urban growth in Central and Eastern Europe over several centuries. Dr. Carter describes the regions and places of special significance for Cracow's trade development, and examines the principal trading flows and commodity movements within the overall context of European economic and social change. Trade and Urban Development in Poland will make a major contribution to our understanding of the historical geography of Central and Eastern Europe. ... Read more

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Lovely Children's Geography Book
I bought "Poland In Pictures" to put away until I have a grandchild.My son-in-law was born and raised in Poland, and this book will bring his home to his future children in the U.S. Until there is a child to look at it, my daughter will enjoy, just as well.

The book gives a comprehensive overview of the geography and history of Poland, illustrated beautifully, liberally depicting the gorgeous castles and cathedrals that make you want to visit the country.

Poland In Pictures
The book was a gift. The picture of the book and info on it was a little deceiving. I expected a large book for the price ($27.00). The paper-backed book was much smaller than expected and not many pages. It was formatted more like a magazine than a book. The info inside the book was not so much an issue as was the high price.

Good as a first info about Poland
It is very good as a small present for somebody who never heard about Poland and has no time to read big books. ... Read more

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Examines the topography, climate, history, government, and culture of Poland. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Poland is a country in Central Europe. Generally speaking, Poland is an unbroken plain reaching from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Carpathian Mountains in the south. Within that plain, terrain variations generally run in bands from east to west. The Baltic coast lacks natural harbors except for the Gdańsk-Gdynia region and Szczecinin the far northwest. The northeastern region, called the Lake District, is densely wooded, sparsely populated and lacks agricultural and industrial resources. ... Read more

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Chapters: Yangtze River Delta. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 78. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Poland is a country in Central Europe. Generally speaking, Poland is an unbroken plain reaching from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Carpathian Mountains in the south. Within that plain, terrain variations generally run in bands from east to west. The Baltic coast lacks natural harbors except for the Gdask-Gdynia region and Szczecin in the far northwest. The northeastern region, called the Lake District, is densely wooded, sparsely populated and lacks agricultural and industrial resources. To the south and west of the lake district, a vast region of plains extends to the Sudetes on the Czech and Slovak borders to the southwest and to the Carpathians on the Czech, Slovak, and Ukrainian borders to the southeast. The country extends 876 kilometers from north to south and 689 kilometers from east to west. Poland's total area is 312,843 square kilometers, including inland waters. The neighboring countries are Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and Lithuania and the Russian province of Kaliningrad to the northeast. Geographic coordinates: Shaded relief map of Poland, 2000 Satellite photo of Poland taken from Landsat7 Topography HypsometryThe average elevation of Poland is 173 meters, and only 3 % of Polish territory, along the southern border, is higher than 500 meters. The highest elevation is Mount Rysy, which rises 2,499 meters in the Tatra Range of the Carpathians, 95 kilometers south of Kraków. About 60 square kilometers along the Gulf of Gdask are below sea level. Poland is traditionally divided into five topographic zones from north to south. The largest, the central lowlands, is narrow in the west, then expands to ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=65321 ... Read more

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the joy and pitfalls of scaling
In the early 1960's, Marvin Herzog was the chief interviewer for the Language and Culture Atlas of Ashkenazic Jewry (LCAAJ). The leader of this project was Uriel Weinreich who was also the author's thesis advisor at Columbia University. As the data poured in on the patterns of linguistic and cultural variation between the Jewish communities of pre-Holocaust eastern Europe, the necessity of a method for analyzing this vast quantity of data became obvious. Herzog developed such a method and it became the basis of the doctoral dissertation which constitutes this book.
Herzog, who later became my mentor at Columbia, had the idea that it was possible to isolate a part of the territory covered which was both small enough to be tractable and yet could be regarded as a miniature scale model of the entire territory, capable of exhibiting the dynamics of dialect formation that shaped all of Yiddish-speaking Europe which is an area about as extensive as the northeastern US.
The way he did this was suggested to him by the over all shape of the dialect regions that was emerging as data from the whole area surveyed came in.The bulk of Yiddish-speaking Europe, the part where East Yiddish was spoken, turned out bo be divided into three regions: one in the southwest, one in the northeast and one in the middle. The area in the middle was shaped like an inverted 'V' tilted toward the northwest. The point of the 'V' was in a part of northern Poland with Warsaw in the southwest, Lomza in the northeast and Brest-Litovsk in the middle.
Since the area around the point of 'V' is a miniature version of the whole 'V', Herzog realized that this small area in northern Poland could be regarded as a scale model of the whole East Yiddish territory even though this small area made up less than a tenth of the whole territory surveyed. He made an intensive study of linguistic and cultural variation attested in interviews with people from 34 communities.
The author, a modest person who was perhaps constrained by the conventions of writing a dissertation in a rather conservative field, does not say so explicitly, but the idea of studying dialect interactions in an auspiciously chosen small part of the territory of a language in order to shed light on the dynamics of dialect formation within the language as a whole was a singularly happy one. The principle that regular relationships that hold sway over a small area can hold sway over a much larger one has proven fruitful in my own research.
If this book has a defect it comes from overgeneralizing this principle of the equivalence of different scales. While it is true that accounts of small scale dialect processes can often be scaled up to give a true picture of large scale processes, the reverse is not necessarily the case. That is
large scale structures are not always mirrored in the small scale. I think that Herzog assumed large scale structures generally carry over to smaller scales and this accounts for a dubious choice that he made in presenting his data in map form. A geographical distribution can be presented by showing each location with an iconic symbol to indicate the variant form found there or by drawing lines across the map dividing it into regions in which particular forms predominate. Historically, people working on LCAAJ data have preferred showing the individual locations. Drawing lines adds nothing to the clarity of presentation and requires that the designer make arbitrary decisions as to the exact course of the lines. At its worst, (not in this book but in the first volume of LCAAJ) the line method can suppress detail about individual locations. Herzog favors the line method. I suspect that this is because it works well with maps of the whole Yiddish territory where lines give a fair representation of the gross patterns of variation and he believed, wrongly, that it should work equally well in small scale maps. It does not because there is more irregularity on the smallest scales and the lines tend to gloss this over. But this is a relatively minor objection that detracts very little from a brilliant book.
The data presented in this book can throw new light on the general history of Jews in Eastern Europe. Two examples illustrate this: In the common historical narrative, Hasidism spread from the southwest to the northeast of the territory studied here and was partly beaten back by the opposition of the Lithuanian rabbis. Herzog shows that the present distribution of Hasidism coincides with that of techniques for preparing Sabbath fish and farfl (a kind of pasta). Since rabbis could not have influenced these domestic routines, Herzog suggests that well-entrenched differences in folk culture, including differences in worldview were the ultimate determinates of where Hasidism gained a permanent foothold. Another pattern offers a window into the deeper past of the Jewish settlements. The linguistic features of West Slavic languages (represented here by Polish) differ from those of Eastern Slavic ones (represented here by Belarusian and Ukrainian). Yiddish dialects have both West Slavic and East Slavic borrowings and, as would be expected, Yiddish loans from West Slavic are found to the west of Yiddish loans from East Slavic. However, a comparison of the boundary between West Slavic and East Slavic loans in Yiddish and the boundary between West Slavic and East Slavic languages themselves, reveals an interesting result. The boundary within Yiddish is to the west of the boundary within the Slavic languages, indicating that East Slavicisms have penetrated further west in Yiddish then they have in the Slavic languages themselves. This surprising result contradicts the common assumption of historians that the Jewish settlement in this area went from west to east. If that were true, the Jewish settlers would be expected to have carried West Slavicism with them into East Slavic territory. Instead they appear to have carried East Slavicisms into West Slavic territory. Thus it appears that the course of settlement included migration from east to west. ... Read more

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Chapters: Piotrkowska Street, Kiev Voivodeship, Bugonarew, Western Tatras, Lemkivshchyna, Standesamt Margonin, Podgórze, Osława, Pielnica, Fordon, Bydgoszcz, Wisłoka, Beskids, Gdańsk Bay, Kłodzko Land, Biebrza National Park, Michelauer Land, Kasprowy Wierch, Silesian Cutting, Bardy-Świelubie, Łutownia, Radunia, Gmina Pakosław, Ziemia, Ruda, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Orava, Żuławy Wiślane, Częstochowa Ghetto, Jaskinia Raj, Vistula Spit, Lake Leśnia, East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, Dzielnica, Windisch, Wanda Mound, Lesko Stone, Poprad, Krakus Mound, Świna, Czarny Staw Pod Rysami, Braszowice, Tarzymiechy Trzecie, Slavinia, Nyskie Lake, Berestia, Mstsislaw Voivodeship, Vitebsk Voivodeship, Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park, Jurydyka, Rega, Lower Silesian Wilderness, Bay of Puck, Okręg, Karsiborska Kępa, Obwód, Bielany-Tyniec Landscape Park, Sanok Land, Polotsk Voivodeship, Krajna, Osiedle, Marycha, Ruś Szlachtowska, Mały Szyszak, Chernihiv Voivodeship, Arboretum Wirty, Rudawa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Donas, Śnieżnik Mountains, Sołectwo, B3 Oil Field, Skawa, Wet Lake, Centrum Handlowe Targówek, Tuszymka, Bzura, Lake Żarnowiec, Jurata, Kalisz Department, Makoszowy, Czarna Hańcza, Osowa Góra, Botanical Garden in Kraków, Bydgoszcz Canal, Lesser Poland Upland, Szpęgawski Forest, Radomka, Wołoszyn, Reverse Delta of Świna, Enclave of Police, Mleczna, Niebuszewo, Nida, Wda, Radostowa, Drwęca, Eastern Sudetes, Siedlce Department, Wieprza, Radom Department, Płock Department, Franek, Brynica, Danziger Höhe, Pasłęka, Zadole Park, Silesian Highlands, Przekop, Drawa, Wkra, Cybina, Kreis Witkowo, Old Town, Elbląg, Rawka, Raba, Kashubian Tricity, Nogat, Eastern Tatras, Ujest, Silesian Lowlands, Standesamt Adelnau, Śmiała Wisła, Parsęta, Widawa, Opawskie Mountains, Dzierzgoń, Silesian-Moravian Foothills, Krzna, Redłowo, Silesian-Lusatian Lowlands, Wielka Żuława, Włodawka, Luftschiffhafen Seddin, Wadąg, Widawka, Nysa Szalona, Holy Family Pa...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11777431 ... Read more

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Chapters: Murowana Goślina, Jarocin, Kościan, Krotoszyn, Ostrzeszów, Czarnków, Morasko Meteorite Nature Reserve, Wolsztyn, Kępno, Pleszew, Sieraków, Wronki, Stęszew, Jastrowie, Luboń, Puszczykowo, Środa Wielkopolska, Krzyż Wielkopolski, Słupca Lake, Pobiedziska, Margonin, Święty Marcin, Wieleń, Rawicz, Odolanów, Trzcianka, Kórnik, Turek, Poland, Posen-West Prussia, Kreis Schildberg, Obrzycko, Szamocin, Kreis Lissa, Bojanowo, Przedecz, Szamotuły, Nowy Tomyśl, Standesamt Budsin, Opalenica, Książ Wielkopolski, Krzywiń, Rogoźno, Kłecko, Międzychód, Krobia, Skoki, Gwda, Żerków, Kreis Meseritz, Poniec, Ostroróg, Rychwał, Pniewy, Oborniki, Dąbie, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Grabów Nad Prosną, Śmigiel, Borek Wielkopolski, Lednica, Stawiszyn, Buk, Koźmin Wielkopolski, Sulmierzyce, Kreis Hohensalza, Noteć, Mosina, Kostrzyn, Gołańcz, Ślesin, Tuliszków, Zduny, Lwówek, Osieczna, Kreis Mogilno, Kreis Filehne, Pogorzela, Ujście, Zagórów, Miejska Górka, Dobra, Turek County, Golina, Kreis Gnesen, Standesamt Dziembowo, Witkowo, Wielichowo, Okonek, Rakoniewice, Łobżenica, Pyzdry, Miłosław, Jutrosin, Raszków, Nekla, Kobylin, Kleczew, Mikstat, Czempiń, Sompolno, Rogalin Landscape Park, Kreis Schwerin in Posen, Chłapowski Landscape Park, Kreis Posen West, Warta Landscape Park, Kreis Posen Ost, Kreis Schroda, Powidz Landscape Park, Sieraków Landscape Park, Barycz, Lednica Landscape Park, Kreis Neutomischel, Promno Landscape Park, Prosna, Kreis Obornik, Żerków-Czeszewo Landscape Park, Kreis Pleschen, Kreis Schmiegel, Kreis Ostrowo, Kreis Samter, Kreis Schrimm, Instytut Rozbitek. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 272. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Luboń (German: ) is a town situated on the Warta River, in the Poznań metro area, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999). It was previously in the Poz...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9424232 ... Read more

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Chapters: Wieliczka, Zabierzów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Skomielna Bia?a, Zielonki, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Stary S?cz, Lanckorona, ??cko, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Park, Limanowa, Krynica-Zdrój, ?abno, Dunajec, Binczarowa, Szczawnica, Brzezinka, Gorlice, Trzebinia, Andrychów, Pieniny, Kro?cienko Nad Dunajcem, Nowy Wi?nicz, Grybów, Maniowy, Eagles' Nests Landscape Park, D?browa Tarnowska, Niedzica, K?ty, Tymbark, Niepo?omice, Sidzina, Jordanów, Gmina ?abowa, Ojców, Ryglice, Skawina, Lipnica Murowana, Szczyrzyc, Florynka, Czorsztyn, Brzesko, Maków Podhala?ski, Stró?e, Nowy S?cz County, Mszana Dolna, Wojnicz, Bogusza, Poronin, Nowa Góra, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Che?mek, Micha?ówka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Muszyna, Grabie, Binarowa, Rad?ów, Proszowice, S?kowa, Su?kowice, Wola Filipowska, Korzenna, ?ciborzyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Zakliczyn, Gródek Nad Dunajcem, Grojec, ?apczyca, Jawiszowice, Danielki, Guba?ówka, Tenczynek, ?wi?tniki Górne, Bia?y Dunajec, Szaflary, Dobczyce, Czarny Dunajec, Melsztyn, Ska?a, Ci??kowice, Bukowno, Bielany, Kraków, Libi??, Wolbrom, S?omniki, Okocim, Ostrowsko, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, K?aj, Piwniczna-Zdrój, D?ubnia Landscape Park, Maczuga Herkulesa, Czchów, Bielsko-Bia?a Voivodeship, Pasmo Brzanki Landscape Park, Tenczynek Landscape Park, Kraków Department, Ci??kowice-Ro?nów Landscape Park, ?ywiec Beskids, Mi?guszowiecki Szczyt Wielki, Sandomierz Basin, Sandomierz Wilderness, Kraków Valleys Landscape Park, Little Beskids Landscape Park, ?winica, So?a, Wi?nicz-Lipnica Landscape Park, Lesser Poland Upland, Poprad Landscape Park, Tyniec, Skrzydlna, Polica, Rudno Landscape Park, Rac?awice, Raba Wy?na, Kamienica, Widnica, Wieniec, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Bacza. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 252. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without c...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1675516 ... Read more

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A discussion of Poland including its history, struggle for sovereignty, Nazi and Communist rule, cultural heritage, and modern day life. ... Read more

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PLAYS DOWN POLISH CATHOLIC SUFFERING
Tries to be objective, but really 'drops the ball' on under-estimating Polish-Catholic casualties,i.e., 150,000 Poles killed in Auschwitz, not the 500 mentioned, and no mention of 3 million Catholic Poles murdered in 'the "Forgotten Holocaust." read Richard Lukas' "The Forgotten Holocaust." Lukas' book fills the void left by Corona's/this book. Also a good objective read is "Auschwitz: A History,' by Sybille Steinbacher. Suggestion: Before reading all of Steinbacher's book, start with page "29," and learn something about Auschwitz you never hear about - WOW! Steinbacher's book is a small book, but has more information than the big and long books on Auschwitz. Steinbacher's book is also suitable for everyone, and is so reasonably priced ($9ish)for the abundance of well-researched info you are getting. ... Read more

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With an emphasis on popular experience and public opinion, this volume explores the process of the transformation of Poland's economy, polity and society. Illustrated with maps to highlight regional patterns, the book also makes use of attitudinal surveys. Set against the backdrop of the final phase of communism and the legacy facing the new Poland, the book sheds light on the ways in which its people have reacted to dramatic change. ... Read more

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Examines historic and recent events which have kept Poland in the news. ... Read more

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A collection of fictional postcards, written as if by young people visiting Poland, describing various sights and ways of life in this northern European country. ... Read more

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My daughter loves this book!
we borrowed it from my daughter school library. She love this book! She asked me to buy it and we did! This book is great for kids 5-9 years old to become familiar with Poland. It has a simple text/information about Poland and also beautiful pictures which accompany the text. The text is written in the form of the postcards sent from Poland.
What I really like - it starts with two maps- one is a map of Poland with its main cities and rivers; another - is a map of the world show where Poland is located. The book contains just enough information about Poland, its towns, food, traditions, even some Polish habits which are different than in the US. I really recommend it as a gift for school kids! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Royal Geographical Society on July 1, 1999. The length of the article is 8681 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: KEY WORDS: Poland, environment, transition economy, air pollution, water pollution, sustainable development, energy

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Title: Poland: the environment in transition.
Author: Jonathan Warner
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1999
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
Volume: 165Issue: 2Page: 209(1)

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