Rebellion
| Titel: | Rebellion : the shipyard strikes in Poland and the birth of Solidarność in August 1980 / Anna Machcewicz ; translated by Thomas Anessi |
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| Veröffentlicht: | Paderborn : Brill Schöningh, [2023] |
| Umfang: | XXIII, 375 Seiten : 12 Illustrationen ; 23.5 cm x 15.5 cm, 785 g |
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Fokus : Neue Studien zur Geschichte Polens und Osteuropas ; volume 9 |
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| ISBN: | 9783506790446 ; 3506790447 |
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"Rebellion" is a fascinating, multi-threaded story about how revolutions unfold. The story begins when the communist authorities in Poland promise a better life after the bloody suppression of strikes in December 1970. The availability of goods temporarily increased, and for a time the outside world seemed closer. Just a decade later, however, rebellion arrived nonetheless. This book provides the full story of the Great Strike of August 1980, the centre of which was the Gdansk Shipyard. This strike was a fight not only for bread, but also for dignity of the striking workers. The authorities were faced with the choice of either calling for assistance from Soviet troops or seeking a compromise. Many days of negotiations with the strikers resulted in an agreement that began a new chapter in Polish history and opened the way to demise of the communist system in Eastern Europe.
