TY - BOOK AU - Doucette,Siobhan TI - Books are weapons: the Polish opposition press and the overthrow of communism T2 - Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies SN - 9780822983194 AV - Z365 .B665 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - [Pittsburgh, Pa. PB - University of Pittsburgh Press KW - Underground press publications KW - Poland KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Publishers and publishing KW - Printing industry KW - Protest movements KW - Communism KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 2; b N2 - 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.-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1717606&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -