Solidarity with Solidarity Western European Trade Unions and the Polish Crisis, 1980-1982 |
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Editor:
| Goddeeris, Idesbald |
Contribution by:
| Amicis, Nino De Berger, Stefan Boel, Bent Boll, Friedhelm Cavallucci, Sandra Christiaens, Kim Chwalba, Andrzej Faraldo, José M. Georgi, Frank LaPorte, Norman Misgeld, Klaus Rathkolb, Oliver Swider, Malgorzata |
Series title: | The Harvard Cold War Studies Book Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7391-5071-9 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $73.95 |
Book Description:
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The Polish crisis in the early 1980s provoked a great deal of reaction in the West. Not only governments, but social movements were also touched by the changes. This book analyzes Western European social reaction to the Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarnosc, Revealing how many unionists hesitated between détente and workers' rights, between Atlantic cold warriors and European cooperation. It provides new insights relevant to historians dealing with the Cold War, Labor, and...
More DescriptionThe Polish crisis in the early 1980s provoked a great deal of reaction in the West. Not only governments, but social movements were also touched by the changes. This book analyzes Western European social reaction to the Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarnosc, Revealing how many unionists hesitated between détente and workers' rights, between Atlantic cold warriors and European cooperation. It provides new insights relevant to historians dealing with the Cold War, Labor, and European integration.