عنوان

Professionals, Power and Solidarity in Poland :

(Number (ISBN

0511551606

(Number (ISBN

0521390834

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9780511551604

(Number (ISBN

9780521390835

Erroneous ISBN

9780521064088

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b714384

Title Proper

Professionals, Power and Solidarity in Poland :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a Critical Sociology of Soviet-Type Society /

First Statement of Responsibility

Michael D. Kennedy.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1991.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (444 pages)

Series Title

Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies ;

Volume Designation

no. 79

Designation and extent of file

Electronic book.

Text of Note

Title from publishers bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Dec 2011).

Text of Note

The historical genealogy of Solidarity -- The nature and causes of Solidarity -- The Solidarity movement as emancipatory praxis -- Solidarity, modernization and class -- Solidarity, culture and civil society -- A theory of power relations in Soviet-type society -- Professionals, power and prestige -- Engineers in Solidarity -- Physicians in Solidarity -- Critical sociology and Soviet-type society.

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The Solidarity movement of the early 1980s not only triggered a transformation in Polish society, it forced a fundamental reconsideration of the nature of socialism throughout the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Seen as one of the most important social movements of the twentieth century, Michael Kennedy develops a theoretical conception of Soviet-type societies by analysing Solidarity's significance. He explains the background to the nature of the conflict between Solidarity and the authorities and considers the implications of Solidarity's struggle for the theory of the Soviet-type system's reproduction and transformation. Then, the internal constitution of Solidarity in terms of gender and, in particular, cross-class alliances is examined, which is followed by the implications of his analysis both for understanding perestroika in the Soviet Union and more generally for reformulating a critical sociology of Soviet-type societies.

International Standard Book Number

9780521390835

Elite (Social sciences)-- Poland.

Power (Social sciences)

Elite (Social sciences)

Politics and government.

Power (Social sciences)

Social conditions.

Poland, Politics and government, 1945-1980.

Poland, Politics and government, 1980-1989.

Poland, Social conditions, 1945-

Poland.

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Book number

Kennedy, Michael D.

Date of Transaction

20201208044123.0

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[Book]

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