The Roots of Solidarity: A Political Sociology of Poland's Working-Class Democra

Description: The Roots of Solidarity by Roman Laba In July 1980, two weeks before the Gdansk shipyard strikes, Roman Laba arrived in Poland as an American graduate student. He stayed there for almost two and a half years before he was arrested and expelled from the country for "activities noxious to the interests of the Polish state." Laba had set himself the ambitious task of documenting the histo FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In July 1980, two weeks before the Gdansk shipyard strikes, Roman Laba arrived in Poland as an American graduate student. He stayed there for almost two and a half years before he was arrested and expelled from the country for "activities noxious to the interests of the Polish state." Laba had set himself the ambitious task of documenting the history of Polands free trade union. Martial law was in force for the last year of his stay, but even during that time he continued his rescue of the unique historical materials that contribute so much to Roots of Solidarity. The book uses this hard-earned information to challenge the commonly accepted view of the Polish intelligentsia as the driving force behind Solidarity and to demonstrate that the roots of the movement go back a decade earlier than the 1980 strikes. Laba presents compelling evidence that Solidarity emerged directly from the activities of workers in the 1970s along the Baltic coast.It was not the intellectual elite but these workers, independent of and unknown to the rest of Poland, who created three crucial strategies for struggle against oppression: the sit-down strike, the interfactory strike committee, and the demand for free trade unions independent of the party state. This concise and provocative work is divided into two parts. The first is a narrative of the creation of Solidarity. The second shows how workers resistance to the Leninist state gradually generated new forms of democratic organizations and politics. Laba criticizes elitist ways of understanding social movements and also presents an unusual analysis of Solidaritys ritual symbolism. In addition, new evidence transforms our understanding of the role of the police and the army in a one-party state. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Table of Contents *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*List of Illustrations, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*ONE. Introduction, pg. 3*Two. Massacre and Memory: Gdansk and Gdynia, 1970, pg. 15*THREE. The Three-Day Worker Republic: The General Strike in Szczecin, pg. 57*FOUR. Gierek: The Road to Confrontation, pg. 83*FIVE. The Vanguard versus Workers Self-Government, pg. 99*Six. Solidarity at the Grass Roots, pg. 115*SEVEN. Sacred Politics, pg. 126*EIGHT. The Ideological Origins of Solidarity, pg. 155*NINE. Fashionable Myths and Proletarian Realities, pg. 169*Notes, pg. 183*Bibliography, pg. 223*Index, pg. 243 Review One of Choices Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991 Prizes Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1991 Long Description In July 1980, two weeks before the Gdansk shipyard strikes, Roman Laba arrived in Poland as an American graduate student. He stayed there for almost two and a half years before he was arrested and expelled from the country for "activities noxious to the interests of the Polish state." Laba had set himself the ambitious task of documenting the history of Polands free trade union. Martial law was in force for the last year of his stay, but even during that time he continued his rescue of the unique historical materials that contribute so much to Roots of Solidarity. The book uses this hard-earned information to challenge the commonly accepted view of the Polish intelligentsia as the driving force behind Solidarity and to demonstrate that the roots of the movement go back a decade earlier than the 1980 strikes. Laba presents compelling evidence that Solidarity emerged directly from the activities of workers in the 1970s along the Baltic coast.It was not the intellectual elite but these workers, independent of and unknown to the rest of Poland, who created three crucial strategies for struggle against oppression: the sit-down strike, the interfactory strike committee, and the demand for free trade unions independent of the party state. This concise and provocative work is divided into two parts. The first is a narrative of the creation of Solidarity. The second shows how workers resistance to the Leninist state gradually generated new forms of democratic organizations and politics. Laba criticizes elitist ways of understanding social movements and also presents an unusual analysis of Solidaritys ritual symbolism. In addition, new evidence transforms our understanding of the role of the police and the army in a one-party state. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Review Quote One of Choices Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991 Details ISBN0691606897 Author Roman Laba Publisher Princeton University Press Series Princeton Legacy Library Year 2014 ISBN-10 0691606897 ISBN-13 9780691606897 Format Paperback Imprint Princeton University Press Subtitle A Political Sociology of Polands Working-Class Democratization Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Birth 1944 DEWEY 322.209438 Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title ROOTS OF SOLIDARITY Language English Media Book Pages 260 Translated from English Series Number 1139 UK Release Date 2014-07-14 Publication Date 2014-07-14 NZ Release Date 2014-07-14 US Release Date 2014-07-14 Alternative 9780691635583 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2014-09-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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