Poland Under Communism: A Cold War History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521711173)

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 Using a wide range of Polish archives and unpublished sources in Moscow and Washington, Tony Kemp-Welch integrates the Cold War history of diplomacy and inter-state relations with the study of domestic opposition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.

Author: A. Kemp-Welch
ISBN-10: 0521711177
ISBN-13: 9780521711173
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2008
Pages: 458
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 8.97h x 5.96w x 1.07d