Solidarity [[electronic resource] ] : the great workers strike of 1980 / / Michael Szporer ; foreword by Mark Kramer

• Autore: Szporer Michael <1948->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (359 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.892/50943809048
• Soggetto topico: Labor unions - Poland - History
• Soggetto geografico: Poland Politics and government 1980-1989; Poland Social conditions 1980-1989
• Altri autori: KramerMark
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction; Solidarity Songs; 1 The Solidarity Movement, as Viewed from the Inside and the Outside; 2: The Strike; 2 "The People Were the Hero"; 3 The Making of a Solidarity Revolution; 4 Hoeing the Moon; 5 Moments of Conscience; 6 A Time for My Convictions; 7 The Morality of Truth; 8 Looking for Alternatives; 9 "We Were All Equal at the Shipyard"; 10 The Revolution that Evolved; 11 Solidarity of Attainable Goals; 12 Woman of Iron; 13 The Price of Freedom; 14 The Soup that Became a Downpour; 3: The Democratic Opposition; 15 The Making of NOWA ; 16 The Fringe of the Possible17 The Godfather of the Polish Opposition; 18 The Spirit of Gazeta Wyborcza; 19 The Solidarity of My Generation; 4: The Experts; 20 The Berlin Wall Started Falling in the Gdańsk Shipyard; 21 Lining Up Democracy; 22 Always Right; 5: Assessments; 23 The Controversy over Lech Wałęsa; 24 Managing Religion in Communist-Era Poland; 25 Anna Walentynowicz and the Legacy of Solidarity in Poland; 6: Appendix; 26 Chronology; 27 Declassified Documents from the Russian State Archive of Recent History; Works Cited; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Solidarity:The Great Workers Strike of 1980 tells the story of this pivotal period in Poland's history from the perspective of those who lived it. Through unique personal interviews with the individuals who helped breathe life into the Solidarity movement, Michael Szporer brings home the momentous impact these events had on the people involved and subsequent history that changed the face of Europe. This movement, which began as a strike, had major consequences that no one could have foreseen at the start. In this book, the individuals
• Titolo autorizzato: Solidarity
• ISBN: 1-282-13438-8; 9786613806963; 0-7391-7488-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779221403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Harvard Cold War studies book series.