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The subject of the publication is a review of the book “Wierni królowie. Szwedzi i Finowie na uchodźctwie w Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów w pierwszej połowie XVII wieku” [Faithful Kings. Swedes and Finns in Exile in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the First Half of the 17th Century] written by Wojciech Krawczuk. In his monograph, the author characterised a medium–sized collectivity made up of Swedes and Finns fleeing their country as a result of the dynastic war between Sigismund III and his uncle Charles of Södermanland. A considerable part of the group settled in the Commonwealth and the kings (Sigismund III, as well as his sons) felt attachment to those people, which manifested itself in taking special care over them. The community, especially noblemen, was of great political importance, reaching in the Crown even senatorial positions. The article presents new calculations of the diaspora connected with the results of the dynastic war. The calculations demonstrate that in the years 1600–1620 there were jointly c. 583 male refugees. Some of them spent abroad merely a few years and returned home; consequently, the number of the refugees was systematically falling (Figure 2 & 3). The social structure of people who left Sweden was presented in the form of Figure 1. It turned out that the nobility made up merely a quarter of the refugees, but it was almost 23% of all noblemen of the kingdom.

In the past few years, the transport infrastructure of Sudan radically changed. New roads, transport hubs, or means of transport have a significant imprint on the culture of travelling, and many of the older institutions connected with the phenomenon, are being placed in the past. One of those dying out phenomena is ferry crossing on the Nile. It wasn't long time ago that ferry was the basic mean of transport throughout riverine area of Sudan. It was the way of transporting people and goods, both along the river and across it. Today, because of the new era of modern motorways and bridges, its time is coming to the end. Th is is, of course, a pity, since its function was going way beyond its basic transport meaning. What can we learn about Sudan culture from the perspective of Nile ferry - is the fundamental question I shall give the answer to. In the presentation, I' referring to the field observations made in Northern Sudan in a village of ed Ghaddar in 2013. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to show the role of the car in Polish peoples' lives. The text describes previous quantitative methods of analysis which are used by Polish scientists to determine if the car could be replaced by other means of transport. The author argues that the analyses are insufficient. Therefore, the article includes alternative, qualitative research showing additional significations of the car. In this light, the car is seen as an integral element of modern and postmodern life. Its role is also seen as stable and multifaceted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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