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Seeing Through The Eyes Of The Polish Revolution: Solidarity And The Struggle Against Communism In Poland: Historical Materialis
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Seeing Through The Eyes Of The Polish Revolution: Solidarity And The Struggle Against Communism In Poland: Historical Materialis
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jack Bloom
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Series | Historical Materialism |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:428 | Dimensions(mm): Height 227,Width 152 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781608463763
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Classifications | Dewey:943.8056 943.8056 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Haymarket Books
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Imprint |
Haymarket Books
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Publication Date |
11 September 2014 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In 1980, Polish workers astonished the world by demanding and winning an independent union with the right to strike, called Solidarity. It was the beginning of the end of the Soviet empire. Jack M. Bloom's Seeing Through the Eyes of the Polish Revolution explains how this happened, from the imposition to Communism to its end, based on 150 interviews of Solidarity leaders, activists, supporters and opponents. Bloom presents how Solidarity survived the imposition of martial law and how the opposition forced the government to negotiate itself out of power.
Author Biography
Jack Bloom is Associate Professor of Sociology and Adjunct Associate Professor of Minority Studies and of History at Indiana University Northwest. He has published the award-winning Class, Race and the Civil Rights Movement (Indiana University Press, 1987).
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