Vanished kingdoms : the rise and fall of states and nations /: the rise and fall of states and nations. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Norman Davies.
• Other Names: Davies, Norman, 1939-
• Contents: Tolosa : soujourn of the Visigoths (AD 418-507) -- Alt Clud : Kingdom of the Rock (fifth to twelfth centuries) -- Burgundia : five, six, or seven kingdoms (c. 411-1795) -- Aragon : a Mediterranean empire (1137-1714) -- Litva : a grand duchy with kings (1253-1795) -- Byzantion : the star-lit golden bough (330-1453) -- Borussia : watery land of the Prusai (1230-1945) -- Sabaudia : The house that Humbert built (1033-1946) -- Galicia : kingdom of the naked and starving (1773-1918) -- Etruria : French snake in the Tuscan grass (1801-14) -- Rosenau : the loved and unwonted legacy (1826-1918) -- Tsernagora : Kingdom of the Black Mountain (1910-1918) -- Rusyn : the republic of one day (15 March 1939) -- Éire : The unconscionable tempo of the Crown's retreat (1916-2011) -- CCCP : the ultimate vanishing act (1924-1991) -- How states die.
• Publisher Details: New York : Viking
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource ([32] pages of plates), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 940; Nation-state -- History; Nationalism -- Europe -- History; Social change -- Europe -- History; Disasters -- Europe -- History; Collective memory -- Europe; Europe; Collective memory; Disasters; Historical geography; Nation-state; Nationalism; Politics and government; Social change; Europe -- History; Europe -- Historical geography; Europe -- History, Military; Europe -- Politics and government; Europe; Electronic books; History; Military history
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781101545348; 1101545348; 9781101542460; 1101542462; 9780141960487; 0141960485
• Related ISBNs: 9780670022731; 067002273X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.