| Description |
623 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Childhood and adolescence -- Exile and romance -- Socialist leader and conspirator -- Into the international arena -- Party leadership and arrest -- An extraordinary escape and a new home in Austrian Galicia -- Creating a party platform -- From a Tokyo mission to the Union of Active Struggle -- Building an armed force for independence -- The Polish legions and the beginnings of World War I -- An emerging national leader -- The father of independent Poland -- Statesman and diplomat -- The state builder -- From the first years of peace to the 1926 coup -- The path to authoritarian rule -- Poland in a changing world -- Pilsudski's last year. |
| Summary |
"An authoritative biography of Jozef Pilsudski, a key figure in interwar Europe regarded as the founding hero of a pluralistic and democratic modern Poland. After the first elected president was assassinated, Pilsudski lost faith in Poles' commitment to democracy, led a military coup, and ruled as a strongman, leaving a complicated legacy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Piłsudski, Józef, 1867-1935.
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Heads of state -- Poland -- Biography.
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Poland -- History -- 1864-1918.
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Poland -- History -- 1918-1945.
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HISTORY / Europe / Eastern.
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Piłsudski, Józef, 1867-1935. (OCoLC)fst00003273
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Heads of state. (OCoLC)fst00952677
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Poland. (OCoLC)fst01206891
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| Chronological Term |
1864-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9780674275843 |
| ISBN |
9780674984271 hardcover |
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0674984277 hardcover |
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9780674275843 electronic book |
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