Świętochowski Aleksander- Historja chłopów polskich w zarysie [Lwów-Poznań 1928].

Lvov - Poznan 1925/ Published by Polish Publishers/ 12.5x19.5 cm/s. XV, 523, X, 509 (2 volumes in 2 volumes - a set)/ cloth binding, gilt titlepage on spine/ very good condition-, slight soiling of binding, foxing of page cuts, few underlining in pencil in the text

Contents include: Polish historians' beliefs about the origin of peasants. Feudalism in Poland. The formation of societies. Folk strata in medieval Poland. Princely privileges for the nobility and clergy. Obligations to lords. Judiciary for peasants. Deterioration of the position of peasants under the Jagiellons. The growth of the nobility's selfishness in the 17th century. Participation of peasants in the army and defense of the country. Rural population at the beginning of the 18th century. Emigration of the rural people. Jews and their privileging. The first empowerment of peasants in the history of Poland. The development of public opinion and activity in the peasantry's cause. The enfranchisement of the peasantry. Religious rites and services in huts. Material position of peasants in the Kingdom of Poland. The people in literature of the 19th century.