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'''Tadeusz Piotrowski''' or '''Thaddeus Piotrowski''' (1940-present) is a [[Polish-American]] [[sociologist]] |
'''Tadeusz Piotrowski''' or '''Thaddeus Piotrowski''' (1940-present) is a [[Polish-American]] [[sociologist]]. He was born in the Polish eastern province of [[Volhynia]] where he lived with his family until August 1943 under both Soviet and German occupations during [[World War II]].{{fact}} At present, he is a [[Professor]] of Sociology in the Social Science Division of the [[University of New Hampshire at Manchester]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Hampshire]]. He lives in [[Manchester]].[http://www.unhm.unh.edu/faculty-staff/campus-directory/index.php?id=3#P] |
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Piotrowski's research interests center |
Piotrowski's research interests center on East European (specifically Poland's) history during World War II, including the Holocaust. Piotrowski is a book editor, reviewer and referee, as well as a translator. His professional engagements include over 50 lectures on the above-mentioned topics to the general public and professional organizations in America, [[Canada]], [[England]] and [[Poland]]. He is the author of a number of articles and has contributed to the works of other authors. |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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==Books== |
==Books== |
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* ''Vengeance of the Swallows: Memoir of a Polish Family's Ordeal Under Soviet Aggression, Ukrainian Ethnic Cleansing and Nazi Enslavement, and Their Emigration to America'' (1995), [[McFarland & Company]], ISBN |
* ''Vengeance of the Swallows: Memoir of a Polish Family's Ordeal Under Soviet Aggression, Ukrainian Ethnic Cleansing and Nazi Enslavement, and Their Emigration to America'' (1995), [[McFarland & Company]], ISBN 0786400010 |
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* ''Poland's Holocaust'' (1998), McFarland, ISBN |
* ''Poland's Holocaust'' (2006 [1998]), McFarland, ISBN 0786429134 |
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* ''Genocide and Rescue in Wolyn'' (2000), McFarland, ISBN |
* ''Genocide and Rescue in Wolyn'' (2009 [2000]), McFarland, ISBN 0786442454 |
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* ''The Indian Heritage of New Hampshire and Northern New England'' (2002), McFarland, ISBN |
* ''The Indian Heritage of New Hampshire and Northern New England'' (2009 [2002]), McFarland, ISBN 0786442522 |
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* ''The Polish Deportees of World War II'' (2004), McFarland, ISBN |
* ''The Polish Deportees of World War II'' (2008 [2004]), McFarland, ISBN 0786432585. |
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Piotrowski is the author of a number of journal articles and a book-chapter contributor to works by other authors.[http://www.mitpressjournals.org/action/doSearch?searchText=%5Ball%3A+Professor+Tadeusz+Piotrowski%5D&cookieSet=1] |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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* The Gold Medal Award of the [[American Institute of Polish Culture]] |
* The Gold Medal Award of the [[American Institute of Polish Culture]] |
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* The Interpreter of Perennial Wisdom Award from the [[Monuments Conservancy]] of New York. |
* The Interpreter of Perennial Wisdom Award from the [[Monuments Conservancy]] of New York. |
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*Certificate of Merit from the Warsaw-based Association of Combat Veterans and Former Political Prisoners of the Republic of Poland. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 17:56, 15 October 2008
Tadeusz Piotrowski or Thaddeus Piotrowski (1940-present) is a Polish-American sociologist. He was born in the Polish eastern province of Volhynia where he lived with his family until August 1943 under both Soviet and German occupations during World War II.[citation needed] At present, he is a Professor of Sociology in the Social Science Division of the University of New Hampshire at Manchester located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He lives in Manchester.[1]
Piotrowski's research interests center on East European (specifically Poland's) history during World War II, including the Holocaust. Piotrowski is a book editor, reviewer and referee, as well as a translator. His professional engagements include over 50 lectures on the above-mentioned topics to the general public and professional organizations in America, Canada, England and Poland. He is the author of a number of articles and has contributed to the works of other authors.
Education
- Ph.D. in sociology, University of Pennsylvania, 1973
- M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1971
- B.A., St. Francis College, 1963
Books
- Vengeance of the Swallows: Memoir of a Polish Family's Ordeal Under Soviet Aggression, Ukrainian Ethnic Cleansing and Nazi Enslavement, and Their Emigration to America (1995), McFarland & Company, ISBN 0786400010
- Poland's Holocaust (2006 [1998]), McFarland, ISBN 0786429134
- Genocide and Rescue in Wolyn (2009 [2000]), McFarland, ISBN 0786442454
- The Indian Heritage of New Hampshire and Northern New England (2009 [2002]), McFarland, ISBN 0786442522
- The Polish Deportees of World War II (2008 [2004]), McFarland, ISBN 0786432585.
Awards
Tadeusz Piotrowski is the recipient of the following awards:[2]
- UNH Outstanding Associate Professor Award, the Faculty Scholar Award and a three-year Carpenter Professorship Award
- The Cultural Achievement Award from the American Council for Polish Culture
- The Literary Award of the Polish Sociocultural Centre of the Polish Library in London
- The Gold Medal Award of the American Institute of Polish Culture
- The Interpreter of Perennial Wisdom Award from the Monuments Conservancy of New York.
- Certificate of Merit from the Warsaw-based Association of Combat Veterans and Former Political Prisoners of the Republic of Poland.
External links
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