Poland as the »Promised Land«: Polish-American corporations and Poland after World War I

The article discusses the problem of return migration from the USA to Poland after World War I, particularly one aspect of it: the ideologically motivated returns of organizers of approximately 200 cooperatives and corporations, the activity of which was transplanted to independent Poland. Most of t...

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Main Author: Adam Walaszek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2000-01-01
Series:Dve Domovini
Online Access:https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/twohomelands/article/view/13223
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Summary:The article discusses the problem of return migration from the USA to Poland after World War I, particularly one aspect of it: the ideologically motivated returns of organizers of approximately 200 cooperatives and corporations, the activity of which was transplanted to independent Poland. Most of these attempts failed and the image of Poland as the »Promised Land« for fonner emigrants disappeared.
ISSN:0353-6777
1581-1212