An American in Warsaw - Selected Writings of Hugh S. Gibson, US Minister to Poland, 1919-1924 (Hardcover)

Hugh Gibson, US Minister to Poland from 1919 to 1924, recorded his involvement with the rocky first years of Polish statehood in this collection of official dispatches and personal letters. This book presents the writings of Hugh S. Gibson, who served from 1919 to 1924 as the first US Minister to the new Second Polish Republic. Crucially involved with world-shaping events, Gibson faithfully recorded his eyewitness impressions and interactions with the nascent Polish state, bickering Allies, and increasingly isolationist Americans. The selected material draws from both State Department dispatches and personal letters, most of it appearing in print for the first time. Editor Vivian Hux Reed, working with experts M. B. B. Biskupski, Jochen Boehler, and Jan-Roman Potocki, provides historical context through a comprehensive introduction and series of annotations. Reminiscences by Gibson's late son Michael Francis Gibson provide personal context. With a flair for pertinent analysis, Gibson records the rocky first years of Polish statehood. He advocated for American support of the young democracy and emphasized to both Polish and US government officials the need for a strong state to protect the rights of all Polish citizens. His words are prophetic, accurately assessing the need for strong state structures to protect all citizens and predicting the danger posed especially to minority groups should such structures fail. VIVIAN HUX REED has an MA in history from Western Oregon University. M. B. B. BISKUPSKI is professor of history, Central Connectictut State University. JOCHEN BOEHLER is a research associate, Imre Kertesz Kolleg Jena at Friedrich Schiller University. JAN-ROMAN POTOCKI has an MPhil in International Relations from Cambridge University.

General

Imprint:	University of Rochester Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe
Release date:	September 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Vivian Vivian Reed (Customer) • , M. B. B. Biskupski, Jochen Boehler • Jan-Roman Potocki
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 48mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	608
ISBN-13:	978-1-58046-929-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-58046-929-9
Barcode:	9781580469296

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