Add this copy of The Polish Challenge / Kevin Ruane to cart. $14.14, very good condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 1982 by London: British Broadcasting Corporation.
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London: British Broadcasting Corporation
Published:
1982
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18812893115
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Physical description; xvi, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations; 23 cm. Notes; Includes index. Study of Solidarity. Contents; Preface--Foreword / by Norman Reddaway--Prologue--Map--The first strikes--August climax--A start to renewal--Alliance for reform--Living with solidarity--Fears of intervention--Trials of strength--Bydgoszcz crisis--Party in ferment--Kania survives Moscow letter--Extraordinary party congress--The question of power--Appeals and warnings--Descent to martial law--State of war--Appendix A: Text of the Gdansk agreement--Appendix B: Martial law--Appendix C: Turnover in party leadership. Subjects; Wa sa, Lech 1943-. NSZZ "Solidarno " (Labor organization). Solidarity. 1980-1989. Politics and government. Labor unions Poland. Labor unions Poland Political activity History. Working class Poland Political activity History. Poland Politics and government 1980-1989. Poland Politics and government 1980-. Poland. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.
