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“The History of Poland”, or the Polish Annals published by Bialy Kruk, is already regarded by many Poles as a milestone in the histography of their land. The author of this series is Professor Andrzej Nowak who lectures at Central Europe’s second oldest university, the Jagiellonian Krakow. Professor Nowak, an academic of international standing and reputation, well known for his erudition, commenced the great task of recounting over a 1 000 years of Polish history more than 10 years ago. His aim was to integrate all aspects of Poland’s histography into this great endeavour including: economics, culture, the diverse religions of this land, literature and archaeology among others. All the while availing in his work of the latest established historical facts and research methodologies. The scale of this project led the Polish literary critic Krzysztof Masona to comment that “Dzieje Polski” was this most important published work to have been undertaken in Poland since 1989.