Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface ix
5. Maps xiii
6. PART I: The Jagiellonian Period, 1386 –1572
7. 1. Jogaila/Jagiello 1
8. 2. Jagiello’s Successors: Wladyslaw III, Kazimierz IV, Jan Olbracht, and Aleksander 21
9. 3. Zygmunt I the Old 36
10. 4. Zygmunt II August 51
11. 5. Economics and Society in the Jagiellonian Period 67
12. 6. Artistic Culture and Education in the Jagiellonian Period 94
13. 7. First Interlude: Henri Valois and Stefan Batory 116
14. PART II: The Vasa Period, 1587–1697
15. 8. Zygmunt III Vasa (Waza) 131
16. 9. Wladyslaw IV 149
17. 10. Jan Kazimierz 159
18. 11. Noble Democracy as a Political System 177
19. 12. Economics and Society in the Vasa Period 190
20. 13. Culture in the Vasa Period 211
21. 14. Second Interlude: Michal Wisniowiecki and Jan III Sobieski 233
22. PART III: The Eighteenth Century
23. 15. August II 245
24. 16. August III 259
25. 17. Stanislaw August Poniatowski 268
26. 18. Economics and Society in the Eighteenth Century 289
27. 19. Culture in the Eighteenth Century 309
28. Epilogue 336
29. Bibliographical Essay 339
30. Index 357