| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 375 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Fokus, 2698-5020 ; v.9 |
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Fokus (Paderborn, Germany) ; Volume 9. 2698-5020
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| Contents |
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Series Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- Part I. The 1970s -- Chapter 1. The City and Its People -- Chapter 2. A Bunch of Revolutionaries -- Part II. The Stormy Summer of 1980 -- Chapter 1. The July Deluge -- Chapter 2. A Little Strike -- Chapter 3. Under the Flag of the MKS -- Chapter 4. Successful Negotiations -- Conclusion -- Images -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
"Rebellion" is a fascinating, multi-threaded story about how revolutions unfold. The story begins when the communist authorities in Poland promise a better life after the bloody suppression of strikes in December 1970. The availability of goods temporarily increased, and for a time the outside world seemed closer. Just a decade later, however, rebellion arrived nonetheless. This book provides the full story of the Great Strike of August 1980, the centre of which was the Gdańsk Shipyard. This strike was a fight not only for bread, but also for dignity of the striking workers. The authorities were faced with the choice of either calling for assistance from Soviet troops or seeking a compromise. Many days of negotiations with the strikers resulted in an agreement that began a new chapter in Polish history and opened the way to demise of the communist system in Eastern Europe. -Publisher description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-375) |
| Notes |
Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed November 15th, 2023) |
| Subject |
NSZZ "Solidarność" (Labor organization)
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| SUBJECT |
NSZZ "Solidarność" (Labor organization) fast |
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Strikes and lockouts -- Shipping -- Poland -- History
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Communism -- Poland -- History
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Revolutions -- Poland -- History -- 20th century
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Government, Resistance to -- Poland -- History -- 20th century
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Social change -- Poland -- History -- 20th century
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Communism
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Government, Resistance to
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Politics and government
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Revolutions
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Social change
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Strikes and lockouts -- Shipping
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| SUBJECT |
Poland -- Politics and government -- 1980-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104118
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| Subject |
Poland
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783506790446 |
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3506790447 |
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9783657790449 |
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3657790446 |
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