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oapen-20.500.12657-241072024-03-22T19:23:16Z The Collapse of Communist Power in Poland Hayden, Jacqueline round table process jerzy wiatr janusz reykowski przeworskis hypothesis party thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFC Far-left political ideologies and movements Based on extensive original research, including interviews with key participants, this book investigates the sudden and unforeseen collapse of communist power in Poland in 1989. It sets out the sequence of events, and examines the strategies of the various political groupings prior to the partially free election of June 1989. This volume argues that the specific negotiating strategies adopted by the communist party representatives in the Round Table discussions before the elections was a key factor in communism’s collapse. The book shows that on many occasions, PZPR decision-makers ignored expert advice, and many Round Table bargains went against the party’s best interests. Using in-depth interviews with major party players, including General Jaruzelski, General Kiszczak and Mieczyslaw Rakowski, as well as Solidarity advisors such as Adam Michnik, the text provides a unique source of first-hand accounts of Poland’s revolutionary drama. 2019-11-21 16:02:09 2020-04-01T09:43:39Z 2020-04-01T09:43:39Z 2006 book 1006024 OCN: 1135845315 9780415368056;9780415674935;9781134208012;9781134208005;9781134207961 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24107 eng BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1006024.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781134208012 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203027769 10.4324/9780203027769 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415368056;9780415674935;9781134208012;9781134208005;9781134207961 open access
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Based on extensive original research, including interviews with key participants, this book investigates the sudden and unforeseen collapse of communist power in Poland in 1989. It sets out the sequence of events, and examines the strategies of the various political groupings prior to the partially free election of June 1989. This volume argues that the specific negotiating strategies adopted by the communist party representatives in the Round Table discussions before the elections was a key factor in communism’s collapse. The book shows that on many occasions, PZPR decision-makers ignored expert advice, and many Round Table bargains went against the party’s best interests. Using in-depth interviews with major party players, including General Jaruzelski, General Kiszczak and Mieczyslaw Rakowski, as well as Solidarity advisors such as Adam Michnik, the text provides a unique source of first-hand accounts of Poland’s revolutionary drama.
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