The Origins of Democratization in Poland. Workers, Intellectuals, and Oppositional Politics, 1976–1980 / / Michael H. Bernhard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Bernhard, Michael H.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1993]; ©1993
• Year of Publication: 1993
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Acronyms Used in Text and Notes --; 1. Civil Society and Democratization in the East Central European Context --; 2. Why Poland? The Fatal Link Between Legitimation and Stability --; 3. Workers I: The Events of June 1976 --; 4. Enter the Intellectuals: KOR (The Workers’ Defense Committee) --; 5 KOR’s Waging of the Workers’ Amnesty Struggle --; 6. The Extension of the Public Space --; 7. Workers II: Oppositional Politics --; 8. KOR and Solidarity --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231896009; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/bern93902
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Michael H. Bernhard.

Studies the events from 1976-1980 which shaped the origins of democracy in Poland. Looks at the workers strikes, the Workers Defense Committee and the opposition politics.