The second homeland : Polish refugees in India / Anuradha Bhattacharjee ; with the Chronicle of Franek Herzog.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bhattacharjee, Anuradha.

Contributor:

Herzog, Franek.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polish people--India--History--20th century.

Polish people.

World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Poland.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Soviet Union.

Refugees--Soviet Union--History.

Refugees.

Refugees--India--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 322 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'The Second Homeland' documents the passage of the Polish refugees arriving in India from the USSR in 1942. Further, the book chronicles how this arrangement expanded to include a large number of Polish civilians who were housed in Kolhapur-another Indian Princely State.

Contents:

Cover ; Contents; List of Tables ; List of Maps ; List of Photographs ; List of Abbreviations ; List of Appendices ; Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; A Brief Historical Background ; Arrival ; Franek's Odyssey ; Arrival in India ; India Years ; Franek and Tadek in Balachadi ; Home for the Next Few Years ; The Transit Camps and War-duration Domicile ; Franek in Valivade ; A Polish Village on an Indian Riverbank ; Reminiscences and Reflections ; Franek's Epilogue ; Looking Back ; Voices from the Past ; Author's Note ; Appendices ; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9788132117209

8132117204

9788132111436

8132111435

9788132113959

8132113950

OCLC:

893681925