This big, lucidly written and fact filled book admirably achieves its purpose\u2026Anyone who enjoyed Norman Davies\u2019s blockbuster histories of Europe and \u201cThe Isles\u201d will recognise the same qualities in this book: a gift for broad exposition, a marvellous eye for quirky but revelatory details, and, above all, a willingless to question the categories of traditional history, wherever they may come from. This history of Silesia\u2019s is more than fascinating tale in its own right, tells the story of the city across the centuries. While not neglecting ethnic hatred and folly, the book is a hymn to diversity and cultural achievement, pp.585, paperback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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