The Origins of Democratization in Poland Workers, Intellectuals, & Oppositional Politics, 1976-1980

Bernhard, Michael H.

ISBN 10: 023108093X / ISBN 13: 9780231080934

Published by Columbia University Press, c.1993,, 1993

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Columbia University Press, c.1993, 1st.trade paperbk.prtg., 298pp., creased spine, very heavily highlighted, poor, $.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Origins of Democratization in Poland Workers, Intellectuals, & Oppositional Politics, 1976-1980
• Publisher: Columbia University Press, c.1993,
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 023108093X
• ISBN 13: 9780231080934
• Binding: paperback,
• Condition: poor,

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Synopsis

Using sources from the Polish underground press of the late 1970s, this is a detailed account of the movement for democracy in Poland prior to the birth of the Solidarity trade union. The text stresses the work of the important activist groups that began the democratic process.

Review

With theoretical sophistication and careful examination of historical detail, Michael Bernhard shows how workers and intellectuals together contributed to the making of democratic politics in East Central Europe. For all those interested in understanding the collapse of commu nism, [this] is a must. -- Jeffrey Goldfarb The New School for Social Research