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American "Polonia" and Poland : a sequel to Poles in America: bicentennial essays / edited by Frank Mocha.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mocha, Frank.
- Series:
- East European monographs ; no. 496.
- East European monographs ; no. 496
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mocha, Frank.
- Polish Americans--Biography.
- Polish Americans.
- Polish Americans--Intellectual life.
- Polish Americans--Societies, etc.
- Poland--History.
- Poland.
- History.
- Poland--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 573 pages : illustrations, portrait, maps, facsimile ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : East European Monographs ; New York : Distributed by Columbia University Press, 1998.
- Contents:
- 1. Who Owes Who? 3
- 2. A Century of Progress 7
- Part I Organizational Structure of Polonia 23
- 3. The Polish American Congress (PAC) 25
- 4. The Big Fraternals: How to Help Poland 77
- A. Polish National Alliance (PNA) 80
- B. Polish Roman Catholic Union (PRCU) 85
- C. Polish Women's Alliance (PWA) 88
- D. Polish Falcons of America 90
- 5. Other Organizations and Institutions 95
- A. The Polish Museum 98
- B. The Kosciuszko Foundation 100
- C. Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences 116
- D. The Joseph Pilsudski Institute 173
- 6. Individual Accomplishments 181
- A. Polish Women in America 189
- B. Polish Publishers in America 202
- C. Dictionary of Polish Literature 216
- D. "Polish Participation in the Battle of Normandy" and in World War II 228
- Special Accomplishments 247
- Part II Polonia and Poland 255
- 7. "A Stranger Talks to Lady Poland" 257
- 8. What's Wrong with Poland? 259
- 9. Impressions from Poland 282
- 10. Poland after Communism 293
- Part III Poland and Polonia 303
- 11. Excerpts from Statements by Presidential Candidates before the 1995 Election 307
- 12. Poles in Poland Look at Polish Americans (Reflections) 318
- 13. Polish "Wspolnota" and American "Polonia" 322
- 14. English-Polish and Polish-English Dictionary 331
- Part IV The Goal: The Most Prefect Poland in a 1000 Years
- A Dream? 337
- 15. Introduction: The Case for Perfection 339
- 16. Poland and Germany
- Past and Future 366
- 17. Poland and Russia
- Past and Future 429
- What is to be done with the Kaliningrad Enclave? 500
- 18. The Formidable Ukraine 505
- In Memoriam 513
- Honor Roll 523.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0880333936
- OCLC:
- 40560291
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