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'''Tadeusz Piotrowski''' or '''Thaddeus Piotrowski''' (born 1940) is a [[Polish-American]] [[sociologist]]. He is a [[Professor]] of Sociology in the Social Science Division of the [[University of New Hampshire at Manchester]] in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], where he lives.<ref name="UNH">[http://www.unhm.unh.edu/faculty-staff/campus-directory/view-faculty.php?facultyID=438&id=3 University of New Hampshire at Manchester: Faculty]</ref> |
'''Tadeusz Piotrowski''' or '''Thaddeus Piotrowski''' (born 1940) is a [[Polish-American]] [[sociologist]]. He is a [[Professor]] of Sociology in the Social Science Division of the [[University of New Hampshire at Manchester]] in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], where he lives.<ref name="UNH">[http://www.unhm.unh.edu/faculty-staff/campus-directory/view-faculty.php?facultyID=438&id=3 University of New Hampshire at Manchester: Faculty]</ref> |
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Piotrowski teaches [[anthropology]] and the [[Holocaust]] at UNH.<ref>[http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-4252-2 McFarland Publishing: About the Author]</ref> His professional engagements include lectures for public and professional organizations in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[England]] and [[Poland]], including over 50 talks about North American heritage, [[Central Europe]]an history, Polish minorities, and [[the Holocaust]].<ref name="UNH"/> |
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Tadeusz Piotrowski was born in [[Volhynia]], the eastern part of the [[Second Polish Republic]], where he lived with his family under the Soviet and German occupations until 1943.<ref>The UNH News for Faculty and Staff: Campus Journal, [http://www.unh.edu/news/campusjournal/archive/2004/january/011604learning.html "Higher Learning," Jan. 16, 2004.]</ref><ref>John Walters, [http://www.nhpr.org/node/3868 "Eastern Europe and Western Indians".] New Hampshire Public Radio, October 3, 2002</ref> He is the author of several books on the subject of [[history of Poland (1939-1945)|Poland's World War II history]] with special focus on Polish [[minorities in Poland|ethnic groups and minorities]]. Some of his chosen subjects include the [[Soviet invasion of Poland]] and the [[Massacres of Poles in Volhynia|genocide by Ukrainian nationalists in Volhynia]].<ref>[http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-2913-4 McFarland Publishing, ''Poland’s Holocaust'', description.]</ref><ref>The American Institute of Polish Culture, Miami, [http://www.ampolinstitute.org/ip.asp?op=GoldMedal&m=x2000Activities "Gold Medal Awards" 1987-2009]</ref><ref>Stanislaw Zaborowski, [http://glaukopis.pl/pdf/czytelnia/Gross_Chutzpah_2009-05-13.pdf "Treason in the East", Ottawa, April 29, 2009.] {{PDF}}</ref> Piotrowski received numerous awards for promoting Polish history and culture in North America through his bestselling books,<ref>Charles Dundee and Beata Paszyc, The American Institute of Polish Culture, [http://www.ampolinstitute.org/ip.asp?op=Polonaise_Ball2007&m=x2000Activities "International Polonaise Ball 2007", Miami]</ref><ref>University of New Hampshire at Manchester, [http://www.unhm.unh.edu/pdf/campusconnections/cc-feb2007.pdf Campus Connections: "Faculty News", February 2007] {{PDF}}</ref><ref>Polish American Historical Association, [http://www.polishamericanstudies.org/pdf/spring07.pdf "Personalia", Volume 64, Number 1, April 2007] {{PDF}}</ref><ref>James Conroyd Martin, [http://www.jamescmartin.com/news.htm Gold medals by The American Institute of Polish Culture, January 27th, 2007]</ref> and for preserving the memory of the Polish struggle for independence.<ref>Polish American Historical Association, [http://www.polishamericanstudies.org/pdf/fall08.pdf "Personalia", Volume 65, Number 2, October 2008] {{PDF}}</ref> |
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Tadeusz Piotrowski or Thaddeus Piotrowski (born 1940) is a Polish-American sociologist. He is a Professor of Sociology in the Social Science Division of the University of New Hampshire at Manchester in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he lives.[1]
Piotrowski teaches anthropology and the Holocaust at UNH.[2] His professional engagements include lectures for public and professional organizations in the United States, Canada, England and Poland, including over 50 talks about North American heritage, Central European history, Polish minorities, and the Holocaust.[1]
Tadeusz Piotrowski was born in Volhynia, the eastern part of the Second Polish Republic, where he lived with his family under the Soviet and German occupations until 1943.[3][4] He is the author of several books on the subject of Poland's World War II history with special focus on Polish ethnic groups and minorities. Some of his chosen subjects include the Soviet invasion of Poland and the genocide by Ukrainian nationalists in Volhynia.[5][6][7] Piotrowski received numerous awards for promoting Polish history and culture in North America through his bestselling books,[8][9][10][11] and for preserving the memory of the Polish struggle for independence.[12]
Education
- Ph.D. in sociology, University of Pennsylvania, 1973
- M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1971
- B.A., St. Francis College, 1963
Selected 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, ISBN 0786400013
- Poland's Holocaust (1998, 2006), McFarland, ISBN 0786429134, ISBN 0786403713
- Genocide and Rescue in Wolyn (2000, 2009), McFarland, ISBN 0786442454, ISBN 0786407735
- The Indian Heritage of New Hampshire and Northern New England (2002, 2009), McFarland, ISBN 0786442522, ISBN 0786410981
- The Polish Deportees of World War II (2004, 2008), McFarland, ISBN 0786432585, ISBN 0786418478.
Awards
- UNH Outstanding Associate Professor Award, the Faculty Scholar Award and a three-year Carpenter Professorship Award[1]
- The Cultural Achievement Award from the American Council for Polish Culture[1]
- The Literary Award of the Polish Sociocultural Centre of the Polish Library in London[1]
- The Gold Medal Award of the American Institute of Polish Culture in Florida[1]
- The Interpreter of Perennial Wisdom Award from the Monuments Conservancy of New York.[1]
- Certificate of Merit from the Warsaw-based Association of Combat Veterans and Former Political Prisoners of the Republic of Poland.[1]
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h University of New Hampshire at Manchester: Faculty
- ^ McFarland Publishing: About the Author
- ^ The UNH News for Faculty and Staff: Campus Journal, "Higher Learning," Jan. 16, 2004.
- ^ John Walters, "Eastern Europe and Western Indians". New Hampshire Public Radio, October 3, 2002
- ^ McFarland Publishing, Poland’s Holocaust, description.
- ^ The American Institute of Polish Culture, Miami, "Gold Medal Awards" 1987-2009
- ^ Stanislaw Zaborowski, "Treason in the East", Ottawa, April 29, 2009. Template:PDF
- ^ Charles Dundee and Beata Paszyc, The American Institute of Polish Culture, "International Polonaise Ball 2007", Miami
- ^ University of New Hampshire at Manchester, Campus Connections: "Faculty News", February 2007 Template:PDF
- ^ Polish American Historical Association, "Personalia", Volume 64, Number 1, April 2007 Template:PDF
- ^ James Conroyd Martin, Gold medals by The American Institute of Polish Culture, January 27th, 2007
- ^ Polish American Historical Association, "Personalia", Volume 65, Number 2, October 2008 Template:PDF