Liberty's Double-Edged Sword: The Liberum Veto and the Destruction of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Russian and East European Studies)

Catherine McKenna

$56.25

Publication Date: September 9th, 2025

Publisher:

University of Pittsburgh Press

ISBN:

9780822965763

Pages:

296

Description

Liberty's Double-Edged Sword explores one of the most famous episodes in Polish history, McKenna shows how the earliest and largest republic in Europe was brought crashing down by political leaders who cynically took advantage of the very civil liberties they should have defended.

About the Author

Catherine McKenna is a member of the faculty at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Liberty's Double-Edged Sword: The Liberum Veto and the Destruction of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Russian and East European Studies)

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About the Author

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