In this Book
- From Solidarity to Martial Law: The Polish Crisis of 1980–1981
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Central European University Press
- Series: National Security Archive Cold War Readers
summary
95 documents on the events that represent a pivotal moment in modern Polish and world history: 16 months between August 1980 when the Solidarity trade union was founded and December 1981 when Polish authorities declared martial law and crushed the nationwide opposition movement that had grown up around the union. Transcripts of Soviet and Polish Politburo meetings give a detailed picture of the goals, motivations and deliberations of the leaders of these countries. Records of Warsaw Pact gatherings, notes of bilateral sessions of the communist camp provide additional pieces to the puzzle of what Moscow and its allies had in mind. Materials are included from Solidarity, too.
Table of Contents
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- Title page
- p. 4
- Copyright page
- p. 5
- Table of Contents
- pp. v-xi
- Editors’ Preface and Acknowledgments
- pp. xvii-xxii
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- pp. xxiii-xxvii
- Chronology of Events
- pp. xxviii-xlviii
- Part One: The Birth of Solidarity
- Part Two: Fraternal Assistance
- Part Three: From Crisis to Crisis
- Part Four: Search for a "Polish Solution"
- Part Five: Final Preparations
- Part Six: Crackdown
- Main Actors
- pp. 523-527
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 528-532
- Back Cover
- p. 602
Additional Information
ISBN
9786155211157
Related ISBN(s)
9789637326844, 9789637326967
MARC Record
OCLC
191932687
Pages
600
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No