The collapse of communist power in Poland : strategic misperceptions and unanticipated outcomes /
Based on extensive original research, including interviews with key participants, this book investigates the sudden and unforeseen collapse of communist power in Poland in 1989. It sets out the sequence of events, and examines the strategies of the various political groupings prior to the partially...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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London ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2006.
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| Series: | BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies ;
v. 26. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Based on extensive original research, including interviews with key participants, this book investigates the sudden and unforeseen collapse of communist power in Poland in 1989. It sets out the sequence of events, and examines the strategies of the various political groupings prior to the partially free election of June 1989. This volume argues that the specific negotiating strategies adopted by the communist party representatives in the Round Table discussions before the elections was a key factor in communism's collapse. The book shows that on many occasions, PZPR decision-makers i. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-173) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134208005 1134208006 9781134208012 1134208014 1280377267 9781280377266 9786610377268 661037726X 0203027760 9780203027769 9780415368056 0415368057 |