The Road To Gdansk
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
In the turbulent crucible of Cold War Eastern Europe, Daniel Singer's The Road to Gdansk chronicles the extraordinary rise of Poland's Solidarity movement and the seismic political forces that would ultimately shake the Soviet bloc to its foundations. With the precision of a seasoned political analyst and the passion of a committed socialist, Singer traces the deepening crisis of Polish society — from the workers' revolts of 1956 and 1970 through to the explosive strikes of 1980 that gave birth to the first independent trade union behind the Iron Curtain — presenting a vivid portrait of a nation straining against the limits of authoritarian rule. Singer's work is far more than a historical account; it is a penetrating argument about the structural contradictions of Soviet-style socialism and the enduring capacity of working-class resistance to reshape history. Writing with characteristic urgency and intellectual rigour, he illustrates how the Gdańsk shipyard became the symbolic epicentre of a broader struggle for human dignity and political self-determination. A landmark of radical political writing, The Road to Gdansk leaves the reader with an unsettling question: if the workers of Poland could challenge an empire, what other seemingly immovable orders might yet be overturned?
Author: Daniel Singer
Format: Hardback
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
In the turbulent crucible of Cold War Eastern Europe, Daniel Singer's The Road to Gdansk chronicles the extraordinary rise of Poland's Solidarity movement and the seismic political forces that would ultimately shake the Soviet bloc to its foundations. With the precision of a seasoned political analyst and the passion of a committed socialist, Singer traces the deepening crisis of Polish society — from the workers' revolts of 1956 and 1970 through to the explosive strikes of 1980 that gave birth to the first independent trade union behind the Iron Curtain — presenting a vivid portrait of a nation straining against the limits of authoritarian rule. Singer's work is far more than a historical account; it is a penetrating argument about the structural contradictions of Soviet-style socialism and the enduring capacity of working-class resistance to reshape history. Writing with characteristic urgency and intellectual rigour, he illustrates how the Gdańsk shipyard became the symbolic epicentre of a broader struggle for human dignity and political self-determination. A landmark of radical political writing, The Road to Gdansk leaves the reader with an unsettling question: if the workers of Poland could challenge an empire, what other seemingly immovable orders might yet be overturned?