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Books are weapons : the Polish opposition press and the overthrow of communism / Siobhan Doucette.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: [Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, (c)2017.Description: 1 online resource (xix, 331 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780822983194
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • Z365 .B665 2017
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:Subject: Books Are Weapons shows how the independent press, rooted in the long Polish tradition of well-organized resistance to foreign occupation, reshaped this tradition to embrace non-violent civil resistance while creating a network which evolved from a small group of dissidents into a broad opposition movement with cross-national ties and millions of sympathizers. It was the galvanizing force in the resistance to communism and the rebuilding of Poland's democratic society in the 1980s.--
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Books Are Weapons shows how the independent press, rooted in the long Polish tradition of well-organized resistance to foreign occupation, reshaped this tradition to embrace non-violent civil resistance while creating a network which evolved from a small group of dissidents into a broad opposition movement with cross-national ties and millions of sympathizers. It was the galvanizing force in the resistance to communism and the rebuilding of Poland's democratic society in the 1980s.--

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