Konspira : Solidarity underground /
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| Author / Creator: | Łopiński, Maciej. |
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| Uniform title: | Konspira. English |
| Imprint: | Berkeley : University of California Press, c1990. |
| Description: | xix, 261 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English Polish |
| Series: | Studies in society and culture in East-Central Europe |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1069597 |
| Summary: | Konspira bares the soul and mind of Solidarity not long before the movement's stunning emergence as Poland's political vanguard. Written while martial law still gripped the country, Konspira tells the inside story of this inspiring contemporary workers' movement. The authors taped, then consolidated, over a hundred hours of secret interviews. Their subjects were eight of the most prominent Solidarity union leaders, gone into hiding as the result of a nationwide police-military crackdown by the Polish government.<br> <br> Solidarity activists were either locked up in internment camps or forced underground, where they coordinated a clandestine network to sustain their organization. This compelling account of a crucial episode in the history of the Solidarity movement is both intimate and representative of the growing opposition to entrenched Communist regimes in East-Central Europe.<br> <br> This volume has benefited from the collegial support of The Wake Forest University Studium. |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Konspira : rzecz o podziemnej "Solidarności". "A centennial book"--3rd prelim. page. |
| Physical Description: | xix, 261 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0520061314 |