03045 am 22006013u 450 991034822420332120190329202254.01-134-20800-61-134-20801-41-280-37726-797866103772680-203-02776-010.4324/9780203027769 (CKB)1000000000359431(EBL)256934(OCoLC)317918686(SSID)ssj0000124655(PQKBManifestationID)11936825(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000124655(PQKBWorkID)10024291(PQKB)11044927(MiAaPQ)EBC256934(OCoLC)65523423(EXLCZ)99100000000035943120180331d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe collapse of communist power in Poland strategic misperceptions and unanticipated outcomes /Jacqueline HaydenLondon ;New York :Routledge,2006.1 online resource (194 p.)BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European Studies ;v. 26Description based upon print version of record.0-415-67493-X 0-415-36805-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [150]-173) and index.BookCover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Explaining change; 3 Explaining the collapse of communism in Poland; 4 PZPR strategic goals; 5 Strategies and outcomes; 6 Strategies and outcomes; 7 The election campaign; 8 Discussion and conclusion; Appendix 1 The concept of the system of election to Sejm, based on the formula of non-confrontational but competitive elections, held on the basis of agreed principles; Appendix 2 Werblan's letter; Notes; Bibliography; IndexBased 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 iBASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European Studies ;26.PolandPolitics and government1980-1989PolandPolitics and government1989-Electronic books.320.9438/09/049320.943809049Hayden Jacqueline.982647FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910348224203321The collapse of communist power in Poland2242581UNINA