TY - BOOK AU - Urszula Augustyniak PY - 2015 CY - Berlin, Germany PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 2191-3293 SN - 9783653054910 TI - History of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth T2 - State – Society – Culture – Editorial work by Iwo Hryniewicz – Translated by Grażyna Waluga (Chapters I–V) and Dorota Sobstel (Chapters VI–X) DO - 10.3726/978-3-653-05491-0 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1067574 N2 - The book presents an outline of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the 16th to the 18th century and offers a view of the realities of political life, organization of the judiciary, the economy, coexistence of different ethnic groups and religions, high and popular culture and achievements of art. While the federal character of the state and multicultural society is often overlooked in the synthesis of this period, the creation of civil society in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the cultural heritage was the joint achievement of its residents, regardless of their state and ethnic divisions. KW - Territory, Population, Political system, Economy, Religious relations LA - English ER -