Patronage and Corruption in Communist Poland -- Part One. The Emergence of Opposition -- The First Systemic Crisis -- "Living Parallel to the System" : The Solidarity Generation -- A Line of Blood -- An Opposition Emerges -- Independent Organisations and Opposition -- Part Two. The Solidarity Revolution -- The Solidarity Explosion -- Social Solidarity and the Victory of Solidarnosc -- The Solidarity Revolution -- The Solidarity Offensive -- Bydgoszcz : the Turning Point -- The Party at War with itself
Summary
Jack M. Bloom presents a moving account of how an opposition developed and triumphed in communist Poland, showing the perspectives and experiences of the participants, while often letting them recount their own stories and explain their thinking
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-419) and index