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245 10 a| Vanished kingdoms :b| the rise and fall of states and nations /c| Norman Davies.;

260 a| New York :b| Viking,c| 2011.;

300 a| xvii, 830 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates (mostly color) :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [740]-789) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| Chronicles the history of fourteen lost European kingdoms and what their stories can teach the modern world, providing narrative accounts of the rise and fall of nations ranging from Tolosa to the Soviet Union.;

651 0 a| Europex| History.=| ^A21986;

651 0 a| Europex| Historical geography.=| ^A40222;

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650 0 a| Social changez| Europex| History.=| ^A586;

650 0 a| Disastersz| Europex| History.=| ^A4470;

650 0 a| Collective memoryz| Europe.=| ^A707551;

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Vanished kingdoms : the rise and fall of states and nations / Norman Davies.

Author/creator	Davies, Norman, 1939-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Viking, 2011.
Description	xvii, 830 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates (mostly color) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Nation-state--History. Nationalism--Europe. --History. Social change--Europe. --History. Disasters--Europe. --History. Collective memory--Europe. Europe--History. Europe--Historical geography. Europe--History, Military. Europe--Politics and government.

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.
Abstract	Chronicles the history of fourteen lost European kingdoms and what their stories can teach the modern world, providing narrative accounts of the rise and fall of nations ranging from Tolosa to the Soviet Union.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [740]-789) and index.
LCCN	2011035948
ISBN	9780670022731 (hbk.)
ISBN	067002273X (hbk.)
Stock number	Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 282-5074

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