ISBN: 9780563200413 - The Polish Challenge (4 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xvi, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes index. Study of Solidarity. Contents; Preface -- Foreword / by Norman Reddaway -- Prologue -- Map -- The first strikes -- August climax -- A start to renewal -- Alliance for reform -- Living with solidarity -- Fears of intervention -- Trials of strength -- Bydgoszcz crisis -- Party in ferment -- Kania survives Moscow letter -- Extraordinary party congress -- The question of power -- Appeals and warnings -- Descent to martial law -- State of war -- Appendix A: Text of the Gdansk agreement -- Appendix B: Martial law -- Appendix C: Turnover in party leadership. Subjects; Wa?e?sa, Lech 1943-. NSZZ "Solidarnos?c?" (Labor organization). Solidarity. 1980-1989. Politics and government. Labor unions Poland. Labor unions Poland Political activity History. Working class Poland Political activity History. Poland Politics and government 1980-1989. Poland Politics and government 1980-. Poland. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xvi, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes index. Study of Solidarity. Contents; Preface -- Foreword / by Norman Reddaway -- Prologue -- Map -- The first strikes -- August climax -- A start to renewal -- Alliance for reform -- Living with solidarity -- Fears of intervention -- Trials of strength -- Bydgoszcz crisis -- Party in ferment -- Kania survives Moscow letter -- Extraordinary party congress -- The question of power -- Appeals and warnings -- Descent to martial law -- State of war -- Appendix A: Text of the Gdansk agreement -- Appendix B: Martial law -- Appendix C: Turnover in party leadership. Subjects; Wa?e?sa, Lech 1943-. NSZZ "Solidarnos?c?" (Labor organization). Solidarity. 1980-1989. Politics and government. Labor unions Poland. Labor unions Poland Political activity History. Working class Poland Political activity History. Poland Politics and government 1980-1989. Poland Politics and government 1980-. Poland. 1 Kg.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No jacket. British Broadcasting Corporation, 1982. Paperback, 8vo, xvi,328pp, illust. Covers a little worn. A fair copy. 0563200413 . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).…