Rebellion

The Shipyard Strikes in Poland and the Birth of Solidarność in August 1980

By (author) Anna Machcewicz

Extent: 399 pages

Publisher: Brill | Schöningh

Subjects: Slavic Studies, Social Sciences , Twentieth- & Twenty-First- Century History

Series: FOKUS

Series volume number: 9

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(July 2023)

ISBN: 9783506790446

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $80.00

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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.

By (author) Anna Machcewicz

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