At the Lenin Shipyards
Poland and the Rise of the Solidarity Trade Union
Persky, Stan
Publisher: New Star Books, Vancouver, Canada
Year Published: 1981
Pages: 254pp ISBN: 0-919888-45-3
Library of Congress Number: HD5397.7.S52 1980 Dewey: 331.89282
Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX6178
A first-hand account of the rise of the Solidarity trade union in Poland.
Abstract:
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Table of Contents
Preface
Part One: Eighteen Days That Shook The Communist World
1. Strike
2. Long Memories
3. Three Minutes at the Gate
4. Sticking Together
5. A Dialogue Heard 'Round the World
Part Two: Solidarity
6. The Road from Gdansk
7. Students, Media, Farmers
8. The Beatings at Bydgoszcz
9. Conversations with Comrade Riszbach
A Rough Guide to Pronunciation
Notes, Sources, Criticisms
Bibliography
Appendix: The Gdansk Agreement
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