The Birth of Solidarity

This book describes the origins and birth of Solidarity in 1980, its rebirth in 1989, and the formation of a Solidarity government. This second edition is now enlarged to include fresh documentation of the 1980 strike, a further mmoire on the experts' role 'behind the scenes', and an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kemp-Welch, A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 1991, 1991
Edition:Second Edition
Series:St Antony's
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book describes the origins and birth of Solidarity in 1980, its rebirth in 1989, and the formation of a Solidarity government. This second edition is now enlarged to include fresh documentation of the 1980 strike, a further mmoire on the experts' role 'behind the scenes', and an entirely new chapter 'From Gdansk to Government'. Taken together, the analysis and documentation provide a permanent record of Eastern Europe's first breakthrough into post-communism
Physical Description:IX, 261 p online resource
ISBN:9781349214709