The Origins of Modern Polish Democracy

Contents

Contents Series Editor’s Preface xi Preface xiii Guide to Pronunciation xvii 1. An Introduction to Polish Democratic Thought 1 Daniel Z. Stone 2. New Political Directions: A Transition toward Popular Participation in Politics, 1863–90 23 Stanislaus A. Blejwas 3. The Rise of Political Parties, 1890–1914 61 Robert E. Blobaum 4. Polish Democratic Thought during the First World War 95 Włodzimierz Suleja 5. The Rise and Fall of Parliamentary Democracy in Interwar Poland 110 Piotr J. Wróbel 6. Polish Democratic Thought at Home, 1939–45 165 Andrzej Friszke 7. Democratic Thought and Action among the Polish Political Émigrés, 1939–89 190 Rafał Habielski 8. Polish Democratic Thought and the Fight for Sovereignty, 1945–69 214 Andrzej Paczkowski 9. Polish Democratic Thought, 1968–89: The Long March to Capitalism 238 Jan Skórzyński x | Contents 10. Rebuilding Democracy in Poland, 1989–2004 272 Piotr J. Wróbel Selected Bibliography 327 Contributors 341 Index 343 ...