Poland under Communism: A Cold War History

di A. Kemp-Welch (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2008

This book was the first English-language history of Poland from the Second World War until the fall of Communism. Using a wide range of Polish archives and unpublished sources in Moscow and Washington, Tony Kemp-Welch integrates the Cold War history of diplomacy and inter-state relations with the study of domestic opposition and social movements. His key themes encompass political, social and economic history; the Communist movement and its relations with the Soviet Union; and the broader East-West context with particular attention to US policies. The book concludes with a first-hand account of how Solidarity formed the world's first post-Communist government in 1989 as the Polish people demonstrated what can be achieved by civic courage against apparently insuperable geo-strategic obstacles. This compelling new account will be essential reading for anyone interested in Polish history, the Communist movement and the course of the Cold War.

• Autore: A. Kemp-Welch
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Anno: 2008
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 460 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 840 gr.
• EAN: 9780521884402

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