From Kraków to Berkeley : coming out of hiding / Anna Rabkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rabkin, Anna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rabkin, Anna.

Politicians--United States--Biography.

Politicians.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

x, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Vallentine Mitchell, 2018.

Contents:

Part 1 Poland (1935-1946)

1 The Land of the White Eagle p. 3

2 Under the Russian Hammer p. 15

3 The Black Eagle, the Swastika and the Five-pointed Star p. 20

4 The Russian Bear Returns p. 34

5 The Return of the White Eagle p. 40

Part 2 England (1946-1955)

6 Bewildered and Embarrassed p. 57

7 Swiss Lows and Highs p. 70

8 The Manor p. 73

9 Growing up Female and Confused p. 83

10 France and Family p. 93

11 Patching my Psyche p. 107

12 The Triangle p. 112

13 Go for Broke p. 119

14 A Promise and Consequences p. 124

15 England, Goodbye p. 128

Part 3 New York (1955-1962)

16 More than Just a Cup p. 139

17 Who is That? p. 143

18 Guilt and Loss p. 149

19 Who was Heinz? p. 156

20 Intrepid Inka, a Modern Woman p. 166

21 Beyond Chutzpah p. 170

22 Fate Sealed by a Pigeon p. 175

23 Fidel's Gift? p. 185

24 Introduction to Nesting p. 189

25 Blundering Behind the Iron Curtain p. 192

26 Escapes p. 198

Part 4 California (1962-2014)

27 Southern Sixties p. 207

28 Finding Shangri-La p. 209

29 A Home of my Own p. 224

30 'I'm from Berkeley' p. 228

31 Ambivalence p. 238

32 The End of Ambivalence p. 245

33 An Accidental Student p. 254

34 Number 41, April 1979 p. 263

35 The Citizens' Watchdog p. 267

36 Berkeley's Recycling Wars p. 274

37 Branching Out p. 280

38 Free Speech? p. 292

39 Transitions p. 298.

ISBN:

1910383708

9781910383704

9781910383698

1910383694

OCLC:

1011179349