Professionals, Power and Solidarity in Poland - A Critical Sociology of Soviet-Type Society (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies
Release date:	February 1991
First published:	1991
Authors:	Michael D. Kennedy
Dimensions:	236 x 158 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	444
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-39083-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General
LSN:	0-521-39083-4
Barcode:	9780521390835

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!