Borderlands Biography : Z. Anthony Kruszewski in Wartime Europe and Postwar America / Beata Halicka
Beata Halicka's masterly narrated biography is the story of an extraordinary man and leading intellectual in the Polish-American community. Z. Anthony Kruszewski was first a Polish scout fighting in World War II against the Nazi occupiers, then a Prisoner of War/Displaced Person in Western Euro...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| Summary: | Beata Halicka's masterly narrated biography is the story of an extraordinary man and leading intellectual in the Polish-American community. Z. Anthony Kruszewski was first a Polish scout fighting in World War II against the Nazi occupiers, then a Prisoner of War/Displaced Person in Western Europe. He was stranded as a penniless immigrant in post-war America and eventually became a world-renowned academic. Kruszewski's almost incredible life stands out from his entire generation. His story is a microcosm of 20th-century history, covering various theatres and incorporating key events and individuals. Kruszewski walks a stage very few people have even stood on, both as an eye-witness at the centre of the Second World War, and later as vice-president of the Polish American Congress, and a professor and political scientist at world-class universities in the USA. Not only did he become a pioneer and a leading figure in Borderland Studies, but he is a borderlander in every sense of the word. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3657791833 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Beata Halicka |