{"product_id":"triggering-communisms-collapse-perceptions-and-power-in-polands-transition-the-harvard-cold-war-studies-book-series-9780742525153","title":"Triggering Communisms Collapse Perceptions and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough research and interviews Castle examines the causes and consequences of Poland's collapse as a communist state and explores how today's leaders confront some of the legacies of transition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoland's transition from communism to democratic government was a critical signal that the rejection of communism throughout Eastern Europe was possible, yet many Poles view the transition process and its outcome as a disappointment, rather than a moment of national pride. Marjorie Castle investigates this paradox by examining the Polish roundtable discussions between the communist regime and a coalition of opposition groups in 1989 that led to the election in August 1989 of the first noncommunist head of government in eastern Europe, Solidarity adviser Tadeusz Mazowiecki. . . . Castle's analysis of the roundtable is a welcome addition, and probably the most comprehensive such investigation in English. Her discussion is fluid and engaging—practically a page-turner. -- Renee De Nevers, Syracuse University * Slavic Review *\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent analysis of the 1989 elections in Poland that heralded the beginning of the anticommunist revolutions in that year within Eastern Europe. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction: The Paradox of the Polish Transition Chapter 2 Changing Arenas, Changing Players Chapter 3 Setting the Stage for the Round Table: The Polish Context Chapter 4 A New Political Playing Field: The Negotiating Arena Chapter 5 The Players of the Round Table Chapter 6 The Negotiations and Their Outcome Chapter 7 An Unexpectedly Competitive Arena: The 1989 Elections Chapter 8 Campaign: Rulers and Opposition Confront a New Game Chapter 9 Polish Voters Speak and the Players Respond Chapter 10 Changing Power: The Legacies and Lessons of the Round Table","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037578821975,"sku":"9780742525153","price":43.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780742525153.jpg?v=1750936346","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/triggering-communisms-collapse-perceptions-and-power-in-polands-transition-the-harvard-cold-war-studies-book-series-9780742525153","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}