Poland - Understand Poland & Survival Guide (Chapter)

This chapter contains the Understand Poland, Poland Today, History, Jewish Heritage, The Arts, Landscape & Wildlife, Survival Guide, Directory, Transport and Language and Glossary chapters from Lonely Planet’s Poland guidebook.

All the info you need on everything from history, Jewish heritage, arts and nature to flights, public transport, climate, money, the internet...you name it. Get hints on the gay and lesbian scene and tips for travelling with kids and travellers with disabilities, as well as a handy language guide and glossary.

• a rundown on Jewish heritage and culture
• info on the Polish way of life
• details on music, cinema, art and literature
• full coverage of nature and wildlife

Coverage includes: Understand Poland, Poland Today, History: Before the Poles, Slavic Origins & the Piast Dynasty, Poland’s Golden Age, Royal Republic, Poland Under Partition, WWI & the ‘Second Republic, WWII, Communist Poland, Solidarity & the Collapse of Communism, The Rise & Fall of Lech Wałęsa, The Disaster at Smolensk, Jewish Heritage: Early Days, The Enlightened Kazimierz, Pogroms & Partition, WWII & The Holocaust, Disillusionment & Emigration and Jewish Revival, The Arts: Literature, Novelists, Poetry, Cinema, The Polish School, After the Polish School, Music, Classical, Rock & Pop, Painting, Development of Polish Artists, Theatre and Folk Arts, Landscape & Wildlife: A Varied Landscape, Southern Mountains, Central Lowlands, Water, Water, Everywhere, Poland’s Lakes, Baltic Coast, Poland’s Rivers, Wildlife, Animals, Plant Life, Conservation Areas in Poland, National Parks, Landscape Parks, and Reserves, Survival Guide, Directory, Transport, Language and Glossary.