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The Sarmatian Review THE SARMATIAN REVIEW Vol. XXVIII, No. 1 January 2008 De respublica emendanda Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski (1503–1572), political theorist and Secretary to Sigismund Augustus, King of Poland. 1348 THE SARMATIAN REVIEW January 2008 The Sarmatian Review (ISSN 1059-5872) is are always potentially available to a triannual publication of the Polish Institute of The Collected Poems of Zbigniew students and scholars. Houston. The journal deals with Polish, Central, and Herbert, 1956–1998, by James E. Reid Eastern European affairs, and it explores their It used to be that the older the implications for the United States. We specialize in (review) . .1357 the translation of documents.Sarmatian Review is Polish Literature from 1864 to 1918: book, the more it was treasured as indexed in the American Bibliography of Slavic and Realism and Young Poland, by George part of the collection. Now the op- East European Studies, EBSCO, and P.A.I.S. Gasyna (review) . 1359 posite seems to be true: the most re- International Database. From January 1998 on, files in PDF format are available at the Central and Eastern From Sovietology to Postcoloniality: cent interpretations of human affairs European Online Library (www.ceeol.com). Poland and Ukraine from Postcolonial are valued, while the older ones are In 2007 subscription price is still $15.00 per year for Perspective, by Sally Boss (review) .1361 discarded. Instant and untested individuals, $21.00 for institutions and libraries The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, ($21.00 for individuals, $28.00 for libraries overseas, knowledge trumps the wisdom of air mail). The views expressed by authors of articles Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569–1999, the ages. by Abby Drwecki (review) . 1366 do not necessarily represent those of the Editors or of Western civilization (or any other the Polish Institute of Houston. Articles are subject to Obce miasto: Wrocław 1945 i potem, editing. Unsolicited manuscripts and other materials by Agnieszka Marczyk (review) . .1367 civilization worth its name) depends are not returned unless accompanied by a self- on written texts for its preservation, addressed and stamped envelope. Please submit your A Search for Radiance: On the Poetry of contribution electronically and, if requested, send a Adam Zagajewski, by Jolanta W. Best perpetuation, and development. printout by air mail. Letters to the Editor can be e- (review) . 1369 Dead civilizations are studied mailed to <[email protected]>, with an Lighting and Ashes by Anna Gàsienica- through archeology, live ones are accompanying mailing return address. Articles, letters, and subscription checks should be mailed to Byrcyn (review) . .1372 reanimated by reading books. The Sarmatian Review, P. O. Box 79119, About the Authors . .1373 Poland’s identity would be unthink- Houston, Texas 77279–9119. Announcements . 1373 able without the foundation of its The Sarmatian Review retains the copyright for all Thank You Note . 1373 Renaissance and Baroque writers materials included in print and online issues. Copies for personal or educational use are permitted by section such as Stanisław from Skarbimierz, 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Permission Our Take Jan Kochanowski, or Andrzej Frycz- to redistribute, republish, or use SR materials in Modrzewski. Jacques Derrida, advertising or promotion must be submitted in writing Old Books whose dislike of Western civilization to the Editor. t the beginning of the twenty- Editor: Ewa Thompson (Rice University). was shared by many twentieth-cen- Associate Editors: Tamara Trojanowska (University first century a number of A tury literary theorists, bemoaned the of Toronto), American universities invented a Bogdan Czaykowski, University of British Columbia influence of the printed word on the new way of making room for new Western world. Editorial Advisory Committee: George Gasyna books: removing old books from The removal of a sizeable percent- (University of Illinois-Urbana), Janusz A. Ihnatowicz library shelves and storing them in (University of Saint Thomas-Houston), Joseph age of books published before the a remote location. Check with your A.Kotarba (University of Houston), Alex Kurczaba 1960s truncates the memory of the (University of Illinois-Chicago), Marcus D. Leuchter university librarian to see whether present generation. If a significant (Holocaust Museum Houston),Witold J. Lukaszewski this applies to your school. (Sam Houston State University), Theresa Kurk chunk of interpretations of culture McGinley (North Harris College-Houston), Michael At the time when fortunes are committed to paper is removed from J. MikoÊ (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Jan spent on increasing the number of Rybicki (Kraków Pedagogical University), Dariusz easy circulation, the culture built on university administrators and non- Skórczewski (Catholic University of Lublin), Piotr these interpretations will eventually Wilczek (University of Silesia). teaching staff, the excuse that “it is wither. This was predicted by Marx- Copy Editor: Cyndy Brown too expensive to keep all the books Web Pages: Lisa Spiro (Rice University). ists like Antonio Gramsci who wrote in the library” sounds thin. Another Web Address: <http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~sarmatia>. in the 1930s that it is not necessary Sarmatian Council: James Burns (Houston), Iga J. excuse we have heard is that certain to engineer bloody revolutions to Henderson (Houston), Marek Kimmel (Rice books have not been checked out for University), Leonard M. Krazynski (First Honorary change political systems and affect Polish Consul in Houston), James R. Thompson (Rice decades, and therefore can safely be a transfer of power: it is enough to University). stored far away from the students’ change culture to affect such a eyes. In this issue: change. The massive removal of old This last excuse does not even de- books from university libraries is a serve a rejoinder. In the great librar- Our Take. .1348 small step in this direction. While ies of the world most books have SR Data . 1349 many steps have to be taken to bring Witte, Stolypin, and Goremykin [1921], by never been checked out: simple Gramsci’s vision to fruition, one Ferdinand Ossendowski . .1351 arithmetic will tell you that. These should not ignore the small steps. Δ Books and Periodicals Received. .1356 libraries are great because all books January 2008 SARMATIAN REVIEW 1349 Sarmatian Review Data Recent international awards for Polish engineers and artists Blizzard Challenge 2007 Award for Ivona, one of the two best voice synthesizers, awarded to Andrzej Sowula. This worldwide competition included inventors from 16 research centers specializng in synthesizing human speech. Sixty-fourth Venice Film Festival Award for the best European film, awarded to Andrzej Jakimowski for Sztuczki. Source: Rzeczpospolita, 7 September 2007. Atractiveness of Poland as investment destination Ranking of Poland according to its investment attractiveness for foreign investors: second out of 30, after India, and the only new EU member to make the list. Ranking specifics: at stake was the number of workplaces created by foreign investors emended after consider- ing the size of a particular economy as well as the amount of the invested capital. Source: The National Bank of Ireland, as reported by <thenews.pl>, 16 October 2007. Unemployment in Poland Cities where unemployment rate reached the “normal” level (under 4 percent) in August 2007: Sopot, Gdynia, Warsaw, and Poznaƒ. Cities where unemployment fell to under 5 percent: Katowice, Kraków, and Gdaƒsk. Cities where unemployment is the highest: Kielce and Łódê (10 percent). Unemployment in Poland in August 2007: 12 percent. Source: Anna CieÊlak-Wróblewska in Rzeczpospolita, 1 October 2007. Happiness in Poland Percentage of Poles who are satisfied with their family’s and the country’s economic situation, are not afraid of losing their jobs, and have an optimistic outlook for the future: 76 percent, the highest ever. Source: “Social Diagnosis 2007,” a survey involving 18,000 respondents conducted for the fourth time in 2007, as reported by <thenews.pl” on 2 October 2007. Happiness in America Percentage of Americans who say they are content with their jobs, their family income, and their lives gener- ally: 86 percent, 76 percent, and 62 percent, respectively. Percentage of Americans who are satisfied with the state of their nation: 25 percent. Source: Pew Research Center survey, as reported by David Brooks in “On the other hand: Deciphering the happiness gap,” Houston Chronicle, 3 November 2007. Young Europeans vs. young Americans in competition for an enterprising spirit Percentage of young (15–24 years of age) Americans and Western Europeans who have never considered open- ing their own business: 25 percent and 50 percent, respectively. Percentage of young Western Europeans who plan to open their own business within five years: 28 percent. Percentage of Central Europeans who plan to own a business within the next five years: 40 percent. Percentage of young Americans who plan to open their own business within the next five years: 42 percent. Percentage of Latvians, Poles, Lithuanians, and Estonians who want to open their own business within the next five years: 50 percent, 48 percent, and 47 percent, repectively. Reasons that prevent young Central Europeans from starting a business: fear of bankruptcy, 51 percent; fear of insufficient profits, 38 percent. Source: Rzeczpospolita, 8 October 2007. Urban sparrows under threat from housing density Percentage of urban sparrows
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