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9780521884402

Poland under Communism: A Cold War History

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521884402

  • ISBN10:

    0521884403

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-03-10
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Summary

This is the first English-language history of Poland from the Second World War until the fall of Communism. Using a wide range of Polish archives and unpublished sources in Moscow and Washington, Tony Kemp-Welch integrates the Cold War history of diplomacy and inter-state relations with the study of domestic opposition and social movements. His key themes encompass political, social and economic history; the Communist movement and its relations with the Soviet Union; and the broader East-West context with particular attention to US policies. The book concludes with a first-hand account of how Solidarity formed the world's first post-Communist government in 1989 as the Polish people demonstrated what can be achieved by civic courage against apparently insuperable geo-strategic obstacles. This compelling new account will be essential reading for anyone interested in Polish history, the Communist movement and the course of the Cold War.

Author Biography

Anthony Kemp-Welch is Senior Lecturer at the School of History, University of East Anglia

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
List of abbreviationsp. xi
Preludep. 1
Stalinismp. 17
Thawp. 49
Floodp. 76
Polycentrismp. 93
Stagnationp. 124
Counter-culturep. 146
Detentep. 172
Oppositionp. 203
Gdanskp. 237
Non-invasionp. 269
Martial lawp. 302
Amnestyp. 332
Consultationp. 361
Abdicationp. 391
Bibliographyp. 428
Indexp. 441
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