The Essential Guide to Being Polish
50 Facts & Facets of Nationhood
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
Being Polish is no joke. For ten million people of Polish ancestry in the United States, as well as many who have settled in the UK since the fall of communism, it is a heartfelt matter?and amid all the travel guides and guides to Polish language, folklore, and customs, there is no single, comprehensive, reader-friendly and yet ever-informative reference on what it means to be Polish.
Enter The Essential Guide to Being Polish?the go-to concise resource for anyone looking to reconnect with their culture or, indeed, hoping that their friends, children, or colleagues learn something about their heritage.
Divided into three sections to make for an easy-to-follow format?Poland in Context, Poles in Poland, and Poles Abroad?this guide covers just about everything and does so in a style that is at once entertaining and informative: the country's history and geography, wars, Jews in Poland, the communist past, the post-communist past and present, language, kings and queens, religion/Catholicism (with special focus on Pope John Paul II), holidays, food, and drink. What is a real Polish wedding all about? That, too, is addressed succinctly and with flair in this guide. Other chapters cover literature, music, art, famous scientists, Polish men and Polish women, Poles in America, Poles in the UK, Poles and the EU, and last but not least, Polish pride.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Timeline
- Maps
- Pronunciation Guide
- Part I: Poland in Context
- Part II: Poles in Poland
- Part III: Poles in the Limelight
- Part IV: Poles Around the World
- Part V: Poles in a Nutshell
- About the Authors