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008			050913s2006 ncua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2005026336
020			_a0786422947 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm61879591
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dYDX _dBAKER _dWIH _dYBM _dIXA _dDLC
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050	0	0	_aHV640.5.P66 _bC57 2006
082	0	0	_a362.87/57630899185073 _222
100	1		_aCisek, Janusz. _93172
245	1	0	_aPolish refugees and the Polish American Immigration and Relief Committee / _cJanusz Cisek ; foreword by Janusz Krzyzanowski.
260			_aJefferson, N.C. : _bMcFarland, _cc2006.
300			_avi, 253 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
650		0	_aPolitical refugees _zPoland _xHistory _y20th century. _93499
650		0	_aPolitical refugees _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century. _93500
650		0	_aPolish Americans _xHistory _y20th century. _93501
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xRefugees _zPoland. _93502
651		0	_aUnited States _xEmigration and immigration _xHistory _y20th century. _93503
651		0	_aPoland _xEmigration and immigration _xHistory _y20th century. _93504
651		0	_aPoland _xPolitics and government _y1945- _93505
997			_ajs
505	0		_aThe Genesis of the Polish American immigration and relief committee in New York -- A survey of U.S. immigration law -- The Polish American community and the problem of aid for the Polish Republic during World War II -- The committee's founding and the first period of activity -- Other engagements in the years 1948-1957 -- A who's who in the initial years -- The conclusion of the first phase of activity: a summation of the years 1947-1958 -- Enlarging the scope of operations: the field offices -- The branches abroad -- The committee fights to amend immigration laws -- Swimming with the tide: scaling down, and transformations -- Activity in the years 1980-1990 -- A review of immigration law in the years 1980-1990 -- Political changes in Poland: the committee's activity in the years 1990-2000 -- A summing up and conclusions.
610	2	0	_aPolish American Immigration and Relief Committee _xHistory. _93498
942			_cBK
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-237) and index.
520			_a"Drawing on information from committee archives and consultations with prominent members, this book covers such topics as American immigration law, aid for the Polish Republic, and the effect of political change in Poland itself. It also discusses how the downfall of the communist government transformed Poland into a country that opened its own arms to the world's refugees"--Provided by publisher.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip061/2005026336.html
999			_c52002 _d52002