ðə mˈeɪn pɹˈɛmɪs ʌvðə bˈʊk ɪz tə pɹɪzˈɛnt ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ɹˈɑːklɔː æz ɐ mˈaɪkɹoʊkˌɑːzəm ʌvðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv sˈɛntɹəl jˈʊɹɹəp æz ɐ hˈoʊl.
The main premise of the book is to present the history of Wrocław as a microcosm of the history of central Europe as a whole.