{"product_id":"seeing-through-the-eyes-of-the-polish-revolution-solidarity-and-the-struggle-against-communism-in-poland-historical-materialism-volume-50-9781608463763","title":"Seeing Through The Eyes Of The Polish Revolution:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1980, Polish workers astonished the world by demanding and winning an independent union with the right to strike, called Solidarity. It was the beginning of the end of the Soviet empire. Jack M. Bloom's Seeing Through the Eyes of the Polish Revolution explains how this happened, from the imposition to Communism to its end, based on 150 interviews of Solidarity leaders, activists, supporters and opponents. Bloom presents how Solidarity survived the imposition of martial law and how the opposition forced the government to negotiate itself out of power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  1. Patronage and Corruption in Communist Poland   PART I: THE EMERGENCE OF OPPOSITION  2. The First Systemic Crisis 3. ‘Living Parallel to the System’: The Solidarity Generation 4. A Line of Blood 5. An Opposition Emerges 6. Independent Organisations and Opposition   PART II: THE SOLIDARITY REVOLUTION  7. The Solidarity Explosion 8. Social Solidarity and the Victory of Solidarnosc 9. The Solidarity Revolution 10. The Solidarity Offensive 11. Bydgoszcz: the Turning Point 12. The Party at War with Itself  References Index","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359715852631,"sku":"9781608463763","price":29.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781608463763.jpg?v=1754125497","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/seeing-through-the-eyes-of-the-polish-revolution-solidarity-and-the-struggle-against-communism-in-poland-historical-materialism-volume-50-9781608463763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}