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Dear Friends, It is our great pleasure to announce another presentation of the Polish Lecture Series, presented by Florida International University (FIU) in collaboration with the American Institute of Polish Culture, the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland and Shepard Broad Foundation, Inc. The first lecture in the series, "Poles and Stalinist Terror," was delivered by Dr. Timothy Snyder, noted author and history professor at Yale University. This is our second one in the series, "Secrets to Solidarity's Success", by Mr Padraic Kenney, professor of history and director of Polish Studies at Indiana University. With kindest regards, Blanka Rosenstiel Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland Founder and President Beata Paszyc Honorary Vice Consul of the Republic of Poland Executive Director The American Institute of Polish Culture Inc. 1440 79th Street Causeway, Suite 117 Miami, FL 33141 Phone: 305 864-2349 Fax: 305-865-5150 |
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Prof. Padraic Kenney About himself
 My work as a writer and a teacher has been shaped by a desire to understand the dynamics of communist societies, in particular those of Eastern Europe. I have written on the experience of workers in early Communist Poland, on the gendered nature of anti-communist opposition, on social movements in the fall of communism in Central Europe, and on Eastern Europe's road from communism. Currently, I am researching a book on political prisoners in the twentieth-century world.
In this project, I reach as far back as Poland under Tsarist Russian rule, and as far afield as South Africa and Ireland, to investigate whether there are common experiences in the political prisoner's cell that might help us to understand...
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Polish American Chamber of Commerce of Florida and the Americas (PACCFA) is pleased to recommend and invite you to the next presentation of the Polish Lecture Series, presented by Florida International University (FIU) in collaboration with the American Institute of Polish Culture, the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland and Shepard Broad Foundation, Inc.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Best regards, 
Leszek Ladowski
President Polish American Chamber of Commerce
of Florida and the Americas, Inc.
Direct: 305-300-2100
E-Fax: 305-908-8688
E-Mail: leszek@polishamericanchamber.com
Web: www.polishamericanchamber.com
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