Machcewicz, Anna <br/><br/>
Rebellion  The Shipyard Strikes in Poland and the Birth of Solidarność in August 1980 
Anna Machcewicz 
 - Paderborn :  Brill | Schöningh,  2023 
 - 1 Online-Ressource (375 Seiten) 
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<br/><br/> “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 Gdan´sk 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783657790449 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9783657790449 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>NSZZ "Solidarność"<br/>Lenin-Werft
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Streik<br/>Arbeitskampf<br/>Gründung
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Polen<br/>Danzig