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

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Szporer, Michael, 1948-
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Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
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1 online resource (xii, 345 pages).
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Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION. Solidarity Songs -- 1: The Solidarity Movement as viewed from the inside and the outside by Mark Kramer PART II: THE STRIKE. 2: "The People were the Hero": Conversation with Jerzy Borowczak -- 3: The Making of a Solidarity Revolution: Conversation with Bogdan Borusewicz -- 4: Hoeing the Moon: Conversation with Bogdan Felski -- 5: Moments of Conscience: Conversation with Andrzej Gwiazda and Joanna Duda Gwiazda -- 6: A Time for my Convictions: Conversation with Aleksander Hall -- 7: The Morality of Truth: Conversation with Adam Hodysz -- 8: Looking for Alternatives: Conversation with Piotr Kapczynski and Anna Mlynik -- 9: "We were all equal at the Shipyard": Conversation with Zenon Kwoka -- 10: The Revolution that Evolved: Conversation with Bogdan Lis -- 11: Solidarity of Attainable Goals: Conversation with Jacek Merkel -- 12: Woman of Iron: Conversation with Anna Walentynowicz -- 13: The Price of Freedom: Conversation with Lech Walesa -- 14: The Soup that Became a Downpour: Conversations with Krzysztof Wyszkowski and his older brother Blazej Wyszkowski PART III: THE DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION. 15: The Making of NOWA: Conversation with Grzegorz Boguta -- 16: The Fringe of the Possible: Conversation with Andrzej Celinski -- 17: The Godfather of the Polish Opposition: Conversation with Jacek Kuron -- 18: The Spirit of Gazeta Wyborcza: Conversation with Adam Michnik -- 19: The Solidarity of my Generation: Conversation with Henryk Wujec PART IV: THE EXPERTS -- 20: The Berlin Wall Started Falling in the Gdansk Shipyard: Conversation with Bronislaw Geremek -- 21: Lining Up Democracy: Conversation with Tadeusz Mazowiecki -- 22: Always Right: Conversation with Jadwiga Staniszkis PART V: ASSESSMENTS. 23: The Controversy over Lech Walesa: A Review -- 24: Managing Religion in Communist-Era Poland: Catholic Priests versus the Secret Police -- 25: Anna Walentynowicz and the Legacy of Solidarity in Poland PART VI: APPENDIX. 26: Chronology -- 27: Declassified Documents from the Russian State Archive of Recent History Translated and introduced by Mark Kramer.
Summary
" ... 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 who shaped history speak with their own voices about the strike that changed the course of history."--Provided by publisher.
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9780739174883 ebook
0739174886
9780739174876 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780739174883 (electronic)
0739174878
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-339) and index.
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