Polish American History Before 1939 - Polish-American History From 1854 to 2004, Volume 1

The book depicts the relations between the Polish migrants and members of other ethnic groups - in the streets, public spaces, in politics, and within the Catholic church. People lived in pluri-cultural, culturally diverse contexts, thus relations with "the others" were complex.

List of contents

1. From Seasonal Migrations To Departures To "Hameryka." 2. Establishing Polish-American Neighborhoods 3. 'We Have Had Enough Of The Over-Praised American Freedom' -- Work And "Americanization" From The Bottom Up 4. Love And Anger: Private Lives Behind Closed Doors 5. Polonia Parishes, Parishioners And The American Roman Catholic Church, 1854-1939 6. Constructing Identity And Charting Ethnic Boundaries: Polonia's Organizations And Societies 7. We're Polish? Children And Youth At School And In The Streets 8. Crescendo: From The Great War To Great Post-War Changes: 1914-1924 9. Two Decades Of Change: The Roaring Twenties, Mass Consumption And The Great Depression 10. (Re)Shaping Identity After The Great War

About the author

Adam Walaszek is professor of history, emeritus, at the Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland, and most recently at the Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora. He specializes in the history of international migrations and the history of Polish ethnic group in the US. Among his works are Migracje Europejczyków 1650-1914 (Kraków, 2007) and Polska diaspora (ed., Kraków, 2001).

Summary

The book depicts the relations between the Polish migrants and members of other ethnic groups – in the streets, public spaces, in politics, and within the Catholic church. People lived in pluri-cultural, culturally diverse contexts, thus relations with “the others” were complex.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Walaszek
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032343532
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3234353-2
• No. of pages: 528
• Series: Routledge Advances in American History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology