Danuta Mostwin

Name: Danuta Mostwin
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At Home in Exile between Europe and America (1921-2010)

By: Beata Halicka

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Hardcover | 20 August 2026 | Edition Number 1

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Exploring the life and contributions of Danuta Mostwin, a Polish-American social scientist, writer, and chronicler of immigrant experiences, this book traces her journey from wartime Poland through post-war exile in Britain and the United States. It highlights her intellectual achievements, interdisciplinary research, and her literary works, which focus largely on womenâs experiences of displacement and cultural negotiation in twentieth-century Europe and America. Her acclaimed literary work, recognized with numerous awards, was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006 and 2008.

The book integrates unpublished archival materials, personal correspondence, and oral interviews to provide a comprehensive portrait of Mostwinâs role in shaping Polish-American identity, her pioneering contributions to social work and migration research, and her literary reflections on trauma, displacement, and identity. It offers fresh insights into post-war refugee movements, womenâs intellectual history, and transnational migration.

Danuta Mostwin: A Life in Exile Between Europe and America (1921â"2010) will be invaluable to scholars and students working in the fields of modern European history, migration studies, ethnic and diaspora studies, gender studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, borderlands studies, and Holocaust/post-Holocaust studies.

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