The Birth of Solidarity (2nd ed. 1991)

This book describes the origins and birth of Solidarity in 1980, its rebirth in 1989, and the formation of a Solidarity government.

This second edition is now enlarged to include fresh documentation of the 1980 strike, a further mmoire on the experts' role 'behind the scenes', and an entirely new chapter 'From Gdansk to Government'.

Taken together, the analysis and documentation provide a permanent record of Eastern Europe's first breakthrough into post-communism.