Revolution and counterrevolution in Poland, 1980-1989 : Solidarity, martial law, and the end of communism in Europe /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paczkowski, Andrzej, 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rochester, New York : University of Rochester Press, 2015.
Series:Rochester studies in Central Europe ; 14.
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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.
Item Description:"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.
Physical Description:xvi, 387 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781580465366
1580465366