Books are weapons : the Polish opposition press and the overthrow of communism /
Doucette, Siobhan,
Books are weapons : the Polish opposition press and the overthrow of communism / Siobhan Doucette. - [Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (xix, 331 pages) : illustrations. - Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.--
9780822983194
Underground press publications--History--Poland--20th century.
Publishers and publishing--History--Poland--20th century.
Printing industry--History--Poland--20th century.
Protest movements--Poland.
Communism--History--Poland--20th century.
Electronic Books.
Z365 / .B665 2017
Books are weapons : the Polish opposition press and the overthrow of communism / Siobhan Doucette. - [Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (xix, 331 pages) : illustrations. - Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.--
9780822983194
Underground press publications--History--Poland--20th century.
Publishers and publishing--History--Poland--20th century.
Printing industry--History--Poland--20th century.
Protest movements--Poland.
Communism--History--Poland--20th century.
Electronic Books.
Z365 / .B665 2017