Poland: a country study

by Curtis, Glenn E., (Glenn Eldon)

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Full title :Poland : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Glenn E. Curtis.

Summary

Preface: At the end of the 1980s, Poland, like the other countries of Eastern Europe, underwent a rather sudden shift away from communist rule and into an uncertain new world of democracy and economic reform. The events spurred by the repudiation of Poland's last communist regime in 1989 demanded a new and updated version of Poland: A Country Study. Because the emergence of the opposition Solidarity movement in 1980 increased the flow of information from communist Poland, reliable coverage of the 1980s has been possible. Thus, this new treatment of Poland is based on a number of authoritative monographs and a host of scholarly articles. The most useful of those sources are sited in a bibliographic summary at the end of each chapter. The authors of this edition have described changes in the past ten years against the historical, political, and social background of Poland. Particular emphasis falls on the transition period that began in 1989 with the rejection of the last communist government. This period, a historic watershed not yet concluded in 1993, promises to have permanent impact on all aspects of Polish life. The authors have attempted to present a compact, accessible, and unbiased treatment of five main topics: historical setting, society and its environment, the economy, government and politics, and national security.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1994.
Edition:3rd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:1994.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xlix, 356 pages) : : illustrations, maps.

Edition Identifiers

oclc:ocn622772908
LC Classification:D410.A732
Dewey Decimal:943.8

Early history until 1385. The origins of Poland ; The medieval era ; Integration into European civilization -- The Jagiellon era, 1385-1572. The Polish-Lithuanian union ; The "golden age" of the sixteenth century -- The noble republic, 1572-1795. The elective monarchy ; The deluge, 1648-67 ; Decay of the commonwealth ; The three partitions, 1764-95 -- Partitioned Poland. The Napoleonic period ; The impact of nationalism and Romanticism ; The era of national insurrections ; The time of "organic work" ; Social and political transformation -- Independence won and lost, 1914-45. World War I ; Interwar Poland ; World War II ; The Polish People's Republic . Consolidation of communist power ; From Stalinism to the Polish October ; The gathering crisis of People's Poland, 1956-1980 ; The birth of solidarity ; The Jaruzelski interlude ; The 1989 elections and their aftermath -- Physical setting. Topography ; Drainage ; Climate -- Environment and pollution. Environmental conditions and crises ; Environmental groups ; Government environmental policy -- Demography. Languages ; Population growth and structure ; Population density and distribution -- The social order. Ethnic groups ; The intell…