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Wladyslaw Gomulka (Communist Lives)
Anita J. Prazmowska
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Description for Wladyslaw Gomulka (Communist Lives)
Hardcover. This book provides a vivid picture of how Communism functioned in Poland and an original analysis of Poland's international role in the Cold War era. Series: Communist Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 652.
Wladyslaw Gomulka was a key player within Polish politics for over four decades and one of the most influential of the East European Communist Party leaders. As the architect of the 'Polish road to socialism', he claimed for Poland the right to define its own model of economic and political development, yet he was nevertheless committed to Poland's membership of the Soviet bloc. Anita Prazmowska here traces Gomulka's progression from a poorly educated worker in the Krosno district of Poland, to his election as First Party Secretary in 1956 and finally to his forced resignation in 1970. She considers ... Read more
Wladyslaw Gomulka was a key player within Polish politics for over four decades and one of the most influential of the East European Communist Party leaders. As the architect of the 'Polish road to socialism', he claimed for Poland the right to define its own model of economic and political development, yet he was nevertheless committed to Poland's membership of the Soviet bloc. Anita Prazmowska here traces Gomulka's progression from a poorly educated worker in the Krosno district of Poland, to his election as First Party Secretary in 1956 and finally to his forced resignation in 1970. She considers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Communist Lives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848851337
SKU
V9781848851337
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About Anita J. Prazmowska
Anita Prazmowska is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics. Her publications include Civil War in Poland, 1942-1948; Poland and the Eastern Front; Britain and Poland 1939-1943: The Betrayed Ally and Poland: A Modern History (I.B.Tauris).
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