<p>UNITED STATES LITERATURE is enriched with this interesting bookon the multi-ethnic and multi-cultural blending of civilizations, so typical in the Western Hemisphere. In this case it refers specifically to Latin America, where Creoles, Mestizos, Amerindians and Negroes lived side by side with European settlers some of whom were from Poland. The title of this book, Polish Contributions to Latin American Culture, describes the strongparticipation of these Slavic settlers in the civilizational development of Spanish-America. This participation is equally visible in sciences, education, fine arts and technology. Among those praiseworthy deeds, such little known facts that Poles were presidents of universities in Chile, Peru and Honduras, and co-founders of medical schools in Brazil and Uruguay deserveattention. Polish doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, farmers, and politicians all contributed. Significant also were 12 exploratory expeditions of a Polish naturalist to Amazonia, described in a voluminous book today considered a basic guide. Of significant value was the participation of Polish scholars in the development of nuclear sciences at the Argentine, Brazilian and Mexican universities; some of them were even appointed to high offices.Even without mentioning other fields, this overview shows the variety of capacities of Poles, displayed intheir adopted countries. The book was edited by a noted Polish American scholar, Dr. Edmund Stephen Urbanski,a professional Latinamericanist with over 50 years of experience in Hispanic American affairs. This 300-page work will attract not only scholars and libraries, but also anyone who isseriously interested in hemispheric affairs and their European connection. It is a kind of almanac whichalso complements our knowledge of the exciting and exotic countries situated between the Mexican RioBravo and the Argentine Chilean Tierra del Fuego.</p>

Polish Contributions to Latin American Culture

Urbanski, Edmund S.

American Institute of Polish Culture

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