The Origins of Modern Polish Democracy: A Review
A new book from Ohio University Press presents a much-needed survey and appreciation of Poland’s deep-rooted democratic traditions.
Books
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Books
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Books
The Long Bridge: Out of the Gulags
In Siberia, nature transcended Gulag; the earth and the sky were eternal while the Soviet regime, with its warped theories and senseless cruelties, was transitory. “We regarded them as a transient evil, a physical, brutal power which must sooner or later wither away.”
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Books
Books in Brief – Spring 2011
• The Peasant Prince
• In the Name of Their Mothers
• Katyn: The Untold Story Of Stalin’s Polish Massacre
2010 Vol. 2 No. 3 — Fall / Books
Becoming Metropolitan: Urban Selfhood and the Making of Modern Cracow
An engaging read that highlights Cracovians’ desire for their city to join into what they thought it meant to be part of European Civilization.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 3 — Fall / Books
Quiet Hero: Secrets From My Father’s Past
A tale of discovery – about a father’s heroic but tragic wartime experience, and the discovery of the author’s Polish heritage.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 3 — Fall / Books
Found in Translation Award: Danuta Borchardt for Witold Gombrowicz’s Pornografia
The 2010 Found in Translation Award goes to Danuta Borchardt for her translation of Pornografia by Polish literary giant Witold Gombrowicz.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 3 — Fall / Books
Neal Pease Wins 2010A SEES/Orbis Book Prize for Polish Studies
Neal Pease’s Rome’s Most Faithful Daughter: the Catholic Church and Independent Poland, has been named co-winner of the 2010 ASEES/Orbis Book Prize for Polish Studies.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 3 — Fall / Books
Aquila Polonica to Publish Third Book
Aquila Polonica is about to release its third title, 303 Squadron: The Legendary Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron – about Poland’s dashing, brave and heroic pilots.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Books
Polish Orphans of Tengeru: The Dramatic Story of Their Long Journey to Canada 1941-49
Author Lynne Taylor documents the dramatic story of a group of Polish orphans who were exiled to Siberia, escaped via the Middle East, and grew up in Africa. They finally came to Canada – in defiance of claims by the communist regime that the children belong to them.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Books
Katyń: Stalin’s Massacre and the Triumph of Truth
Allen’s Paul newest book, marking the 70th anniversary of the 1940 Katyń massacre, reviewed by Jane Urbanski Robbins.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Books
A Long, Long Time Ago & Essentially True
Nina Jankowicz reviews Brigid Pasulka’s quirky, highly original novel about the resilience and the strength of the Polish spirit.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Books
Books In Brief – Summer 2010
• Code Name: Żegota: Rescuing Jews in Occupied Poland, 1942-1945: The Most Dangerous Conspiracy in Wartime Europe
• Warsaw Spring
• A Hint of Rain
• Quiet Hero
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Books
Exiles in Paris
CR’s first fiction: Chopin, Countess Potocka and Prince Czartoryski in Paris.
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