{"product_id":"entwined-histories-isbn-9781917704540","title":"Entwined Histories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA diplomatic and literary journey through history, identity, and memory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do a Polish general in exile, a Nobel Prize-winning author, and a quiet meeting with Queen Elizabeth II have in common? In Entwined Histories, Piotr Wilczek - scholar, writer, and diplomat - explores the surprising and often overlooked connections between Poland and Britain, from shared wartime experiences to cultural encounters that continue to shape both nations.\u003cbr open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e Drawing on his years of diplomatic service and a lifetime of historical reflection, Wilczek brings a fresh perspective to well-known figures like Joseph Conrad, Lord Byron, and Winston Churchill, as well as to lesser-known stories of exile, resistance, and intellectual exchange. He writes with clarity, insight, and a dry sense of humour, offering brief, engaging essays that reveal how two countries have seen - and shaped - each other across centuries.\u003cbr open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e This is not a memoir, nor a textbook, but a thoughtful companion for anyone interested in Europe’s intertwined pasts, and in how history lives on in language, ideas, and memory. Entwined Histories is a book for readers who enjoy diplomacy with depth, history with humanity, and culture with a point of view.","brand":"Chronos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48682943185125,"sku":"NP9781917704540","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_b47b3fb7-7993-435a-9961-676fb1aeecac.jpg?v=1775168909","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/entwined-histories-isbn-9781917704540","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}