Privatizing the Police-State - The Case of Poland (Hardcover)

This is the first book that documents and analyses the paramount role of secret services in the decomposition of the communist system and the conversion of its elites into new capitalists. The surge of civil society in 1980s Poland prompted a parallel expansion of the police-state apparatus. The book traces the subsequent reconstruction and privatization of social, political and material resources of the police-state and shows how these covert operations shaped other, more visible aspects of the East/Central European transformation. A Note from the Authors: Since the publication of this book, the events in Poland and elsewhere have demonstrated the extraordinary influence and longevity of the power networks spawned by the communist police state apparatus and its eventual privatization. There is new evidence uncovered almost daily, whose interpretation would not be feasible without the conceptual and historical framework elaborated first in this book.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	M. Los • Andrzej Zybertowicz
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-0-333-73613-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > Police & security services Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General
LSN:	0-333-73613-3
Barcode:	9780333736135

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