Zbigniew Pelczynski: A Life Remembered by David Mcavoy

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Zbigniew Pelczynski: A Life Remembered by David Mcavoy

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Zbigniew Pelczynski: A Life Remembered by David Mcavoy

Zbigniew Pelczynski: A Life Remembered, by David McAvoy, with foreword by Walter Isaacson. Zbigniew Pelczynski OBE was born In Poland in 1925. He fought in the Warsaw Uprising and was captured by the Germans. After the war he studied Politics and became a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, where his students included Bill Clinton. Pelczynski also taught at Harvard, Yale and McGill. His scheme to enable Polish scholars to study in Oxford evolved into a programme of scholarships for other Soviet bloc countries. The School for Leaders he founded in Warsaw plays an important role in Polish politics and society.

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ISBN 13 9781781487754
ISBN 10 1781487758
Title Zbigniew Pelczynski: A Life Remembered
Author David Mcavoy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
Year published 2012-07-01
Number of pages 264
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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