Solidarity and the Politics of Anti-Politics
Opposition and Reform in Poland since 1968
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Temple University Press,U.S.
Published:7th Aug '91
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Offers an analysis of Solidarity, from its ideological origins in the Polish "new left," through the dramatic revolutionary months of 1980-81, and up-to the union's resurgence in 1988-89, when it sat down with the government to negotiate Poland's future.An analysis of Solidarity from it origins in the Polish "new left" to the union's resurgence in 1988-89
"For both academic analysts and political activists, this book offers useful lessons from the Polish experience with anti-politics and neocorporatism."
—Political Science Quarterly
"In his superb book, ...political scientist David Ost chronicles the trajectory of the Polish post-war opposition from its roots in the fascist resistance up to the actions of Solidarity in 19.... [He] astutely bridges academic disciplines, interweaving social theory with intellectual and political history to explain Solidarity's raison d'etre.... In an age when definitions of left and right have become obscured, Solidarity and the Politics of Anti-Politics stands out at a creative example of left thought."
—In These Times
"Ost contributes not only an explication of Polish political life, but he also presents a vision of democracy applicable to the Western world as a whole."
—Jewish Currents
ISBN: 9780877229001
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272 pages