Professionals, Power and Solidarity in Poland

This pathbreaking study analyses Solidarity, one of the most important social movements of the twentieth century, and its significance in Soviet societies.

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This pathbreaking study analyzes Solidarity, one of the most important social movements of the century, and its significance in Soviet societies.

Résumé
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 century, this pathbreaking study analyses Solidarity's significance in Soviet societies.

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List of tables; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Solidarity and Social Transformation: 1. The historical genealogy of Solidarity; 2. The nature and causes of Solidarity; 3. The Solidarity movement as emancipatory praxis; Part II. Solidarity and the Theory of Soviet-type Society: 4. Solidarity, modernization and class; 5. Solidarity, culture and civil society; 6. A theory of power relations in Soviet-type society; Part III. Professionals and Solidarity: 7. Professionals, power and prestige; 8. Engineers in Solidarity; 9. Physicians in Solidarity; Part IV. Conclusion: 10. Critical sociology and Soviet-type society; Notes; References; Index.