Constitution and Reform in Eighteenth-Century Poland

• Other Authors: Fiszman, Samuel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Indiana University Press 1997
• Subjects: European history
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the late eighteenth century, Poland was one of three countries, along with the United States and France, to adopt a constitution. Although short-lived, the Polish Constitution of 3 May 1791 was acknowledged as a milestone by republican thinkers in Europe and America. This volume is the first atte...