In North and South: Essays on Polish Culture and History Marek Cichocki discusses Poland's role in the past and its potential today and in the future as a country placed between the Roman South and barbarian North. This original and refreshing way of viewing the place of Poland in historical and contemporary politics opens new perspectives of understanding Europe and its cultural and political heritage.

Marek A. Cichocki is a Polish philosopher and political scientist, and a professor at Collegium Civitas in Warsaw.