Revolution and Counterrevolution in Poland, 1980-1989: Solidarity, Martial Law, and the End of Communism in Europe

(Part of the Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe Series)

by Andrzej Paczkowski

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Examines the 1980 Solidarity revolution in Poland, the government's subsequent establishment of martial law in response, in 1981, and the eventual transition to democracy in 1989.

The 1980 general strike in Poland and the establishment of the independent Solidarity movement, which sought to create a state based on civic freedom, were symptoms of a crisis of the communist system. On December 13, 1981, General Wojciech Jaruzelski on behalf of...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1580465366

ISBN13:9781580465366

Release Date:December 2015

Publisher:University of Rochester Press

Length:404 Pages

Weight:1.68 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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Revolution and Counterrevolution in Poland, 1980-1989: Solidarity, Martial Law, and the End of Communism in Europe

(Part of the Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe Series)

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