Poland: A Crisis fo Socialism(Used)

Poland's year of martial law, and the dissolution of the independent trade union Solidarity, have done little to solve the problems facing the country, which pose crucial questions for anyone interested inn the development of socialism in Eastern Europe.

This acclaimed study sets the events of 1980 and 1981 in the context of Polish history, from the country's national rebirth under Marshal Pilsudski after the First World War, to the beginnings of socialist Poland under Gomulka in 1945. Martin Myrant examines the historic and contemporary role of Polish nationalism and the Catholic Church, annd pays particular attention to the industrial and agricultural policies of the post-war period. establishing a firm connection between the lack of political democracy and the country's economic problems he points to the roles that will have to be played by all the major forces in Polish society- the Polish United Workers' Party, the Church and the mass working class which supported Solidarity- if the country is t emerge from its multiple crises.