Revolution and counterrevolution in Poland, 1980-1989 : Solidarity, martial law, and the end of communism in Europe / Andrzej Paczkowski ; translated by Christina Manetti
Published
Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2015
Part 1. The beginning -- Poland : the weakest link? -- The Solidarity revolution : act one, 1980-81 -- "Defend socialism as if it were Poland's independence" -- Part 2. The attack -- The last days before -- "Night of the general" and day one -- Breakthrough -- Reprisals and the public mood -- The world looks on -- Battle over -- Part 3. Counterattack -- Operation "Renaissance" and Lech Wałęsa -- Underground -- Civic resistance -- "The anesthetic has worn off" -- The end of the campaign and Wałęsa's release -- Part 4. Toward positional warfare -- The Church between eternity and Solidarity -- Independent society -- The party returns to the ring -- The end of martial law -- Part 5. Endgame -- Solidarity's revolution : the finale, 1988-89 -- Escape from the Soviet Bloc and the fall of the empire -- Conclusion: The decade of struggle and its legacy
Summary
"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"--Provided by publisher
Notes
"A shorter version of this book was published in Polish as Wojna polsko-jaruzelska : stan wojenny w Polsce, 13 XII 1981-22 VII 1983 (Warsaw : Prószyński i S-ka, 2006 and 2007)"--Title page verso
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Translated from the Polish
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 15, 2015)
