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Books on: walesa union

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Lech Walesa: Democrat or Dictator?

Book by Jarosław Kurski, Peter Obst; Westview Press, 1993

Subjects:

Poland--Politics and government--1989-, Presidents--Poland--Biography, Walesa, Lech--1943-

Collections: History, Entire Library

...choose a new leader for the labor union . -- Lech Walesa, at the Second National Solidarity...that, most of them thought, Walesa the union leader will be seen as a revisionist...Chairman of the Solidarity Labor Union. Walesa felt that he was losing control...
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Poland and the European Union

Book by Karl Cordell; Routledge, 2000

Subjects:

European Union--Poland, Poland--Foreign Relations, Poland--Politics And Government--1989-

Collections: Entire Library

This authoritative volume assesses how the recently democratised political system in Poland is adapting to the challenges posed by the country's desire to "rejoin Europe". Its excellent panel of highly respected Polish academics considers various issues not generally well-known to the ...
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This authoritative volume assesses how the recently democratised political system in Poland is adapting to the challenges posed by the country's desire to "rejoin Europe". Its excellent panel of highly respected Polish academics considers various issues not generally well-known to the English-speaking world, but of great importance in the light of Poland's impending entry into the European Union.
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The Soviet Union in the 1980s

Book by Erik P. Hoffmann; Academy of Political Science, 1984

Subjects:

Soviet Union--Economic Conditions--1975-1985, Soviet Union--Foreign Relations--1975-1985, Soviet Union--Military Policy, Soviet Union--Politics And Government--1945-1991, Soviet Union--Social Conditions--1970-1991

Collections: History, Entire Library

...singularly low level in the Soviet Union. There have been impromptu strikes...a pointed allusion to Lech Walesa and Solidarity. 30 Which...political debate. The Soviet Union is no different: elite and...this effect, in the Soviet Union and abroad, has turned on the...
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Final Days: The inside Story of the Collapse of the Soviet Union

Book by Andrei S. Grachev, Margo Milne; Westview Press, 1995

Subjects:

Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich--1931-, Presidents--Soviet Union--Biography, Soviet Union--Politics And Government--1985-1991

Collections: History, Entire Library

...INSIDE STORY OF THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION Andrei S. Grachev with a Foreword...inside story of the collapse of the Soviet Union / Andrei S. Grachev; with a foreword...Sergeevich, 1931- . 2. Presidents--Soviet Union--Biography. 3. Soviet Union--Politics...
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Nationalism and Policy toward the Nationalities in the Soviet Union: From Totalitarian Dictatorship to Post-stalinist Society

Book by Gerhard Simon, Karen Forster, Oswald Forster; Westview Press, 1991

Subjects:

Minorities--Soviet Union, Nationalism--Soviet Union, Soviet Union--Ethnic Relations

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Toward the Nationalities in the Soviet Union -ii- Nationalism and Policy Toward the Nationalities in the Soviet Union From Totalitarian Dictatorship to Post-Stalinist...Westview Special Studies on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe This Westview softcover...

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Journal Articles on: walesa union

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Consensus and Division over Poland's Entry into the European Union

Journal article by Donald E. Pienkos; East European Quarterly, Vol. 37, 2003

Subjects:

Economic integration--Analysis, European Union, International economic integration, International economic integration--Analysis, Kwasniewski, Aleksander, Miller, Leszek

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Polands entry into the European Union. Both of Polands popularly...presidents, Solidaritys Lech Walesa (head of state from 1990 to...grandchildren of the voters; Walesa agreed, stating that the next...all workers in the European Union countries. Its current rate...
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How Poland's Solidarity Won Freedom of Association

Journal article by Robert A. Senser; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 112, 1989

Subjects:

Labor unions--Recognition, Poland--Politics and government, Solidarity Independent Trade Union--Political activity

Collections: Entire Library

...unanimously choosing Walesa as chairman. They...party-dominated central trade union council. Following...interest in Lech Walesa and Solidarity by...of a former trade union."(12) Support from...as photographs of Walesa and the Pope in friendly...leader not known as a union crusader, Britains...
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Ukraine and the European Neighborhood Policy: Can the EU Help the Orange Revolution Bear Fruit?

Journal article by Paul Kubicek; East European Quarterly, Vol. 41, 2007

Subjects:

European Union. European Commission--Foreign policy, Ukraine--International relations, Ukraine--Political aspects, Ukrainian foreign relations--Political aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Alexander Kwasniewski and Lech Walesa of Poland, and Valdas Adamkus...authoritarian and assertive Russia. Lech Walesa warned that either Ukraine becomes...and we will have the Soviet Union again, more dangerous this time...is not part of the European Union, and it is not going to be...
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The Black Sea and the Frontiers of Freedom

Journal article by Ronald D. Asmus, Bruce P. Jackson; Policy Review, 2004

Subjects:

Black Sea, European Union, World politics--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

...it came to the former Soviet Union, we were focused on building...relationship with the West. No Lech Walesa or Vaclav Havel emerged to capture...relations with the European Union. The countries on the south...formal applicants to the European Union and, therefore, potentially...
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Privatization and Corruption in Transition Economies

Journal article by Daniel Kaufmann, Paul Siegelbaum; Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 50, 1997

Subjects:

Central Europe--Economic aspects, Eastern Europe--Economic aspects, Former Soviet Union--Economic aspects, Political corruption--Economic aspects, Privatization--Political aspects, Underground economy--Political aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...assets remain in state hands: "Until recently, the Polish ex-communists had their hands tied by the agressive presidency of Lech Walesa. They could not therefore attempt any radical moves, but they were ruthless in placing their henchmen on the boards of state...

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Magazine Articles on: walesa union

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Against Walesa, Any Solidarity?

Magazine article by Daniel Singer; The Nation, Vol. 261, November 27, 1995

Subjects:

Kwasniewski, Aleksander--Political activity, Poland--Political aspects, Presidential candidates--Political activity, Presidential elections, Presidents--Elections, Walesa, Lech--Political activity

Collections: Entire Library

...Echoed by the media, Walesa trumpeted that such...youth section of the Union of Labor, the nearest...party from Kurons Union of Freedom. Modzelewski...The unpredictable Walesa could lean on the...cannot believe that Walesa the Nobel Prize winner...and the European Union: Neutrality is fine...
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Poland: Two Years after Walesa

Magazine article by D.E.M. Mihas; Contemporary Review, Vol. 272, January 1998

Subjects:

Poland--Politics and government, Walesa, Lech--Political activity

Collections: Entire Library

...years. These years witnessed Walesas rising from electrician to trade union leader to opposition leader...charismatic figure, such as Walesa but, to a certain extent, of...under the banners of the Freedom Union (UW), a liberal pro-business...
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Whither the Soviet Union?

Magazine article by Daniel Singer; Monthly Review, Vol. 41, July 1989

Subjects:

Communist countries--Forecasts and trends, Perestroika--Analysis, Soviet Union--Politics and government

Collections: Entire Library

...we should try to do, in my opinion, is to look at the Soviet Union through Marxist eyes as a society in which the productive forces...that our financial establishment is no longer happy with Lech Walesa and the Polish opposition. It is on such social realities...
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Poland Chooses - What's at Stake

Magazine article by Daniel Singer, Lawrence Goodwyn; The Nation, Vol. 251, November 26, 1990

Subjects:

Economic policy--Poland, Mazowiecki, Tadeusz--Political activity, Poland--Political aspects, Solidarity Independent Trade Union--Officials and employees, Walesa, Lech--Political activity

Collections: Entire Library

...their advisers (already then, Walesa was the head of the strikers...experts"). When Solidarity, the union born of this joint victory...more especially what kind of union leadership, are we dealing with in Poland today? DS: Lech Walesa is both "national savior" and...
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Solidarity's Day of Reckoning

Magazine article by Frank I. Luntz; National Review, Vol. 37, October 18, 1985

Subjects:

Bujak, Zbigniew--Political activity, Elections--Poland, Gwiazda, Joanna--Political activity, Kuron, Jacek--Political activity, Poland--Political aspects, Solidarity Independent Trade Union--Political activity, Walesa, Lech--Political activity

Collections: Entire Library

...explicit orders to the union without breaking...clearly still regard Walesa as Solidaritys leader...and, according to a Walesa spokesman, channels...leaders, regular union activits can operate...her view that the union must always respond...She has criticized Walesa and the leadership...

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Newspaper Articles on: walesa union

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No Turning Back the Clock; in Association with RBS Interview Poking Fun at His Former Soviet Masters and Praising a Europe without Borders, Former Polish President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Lech Walesa Tells Karen Dent Why He Believes Migrant Workers Are Good for Poland - and the North East

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), May 9, 2008

Subjects:

Migrant labor, Nobel laureates, Walesa, Lech

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...when he started the Solidarity union in 1980 - came to the region...fathers to ask them to invite Walesa to speak in Durham. Charlottes...a subsidy from the European Union," he said. "Of course not everybody...been invested in them." And Walesa is adamant the clock cannot...
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Shipyard Union That Pavedway for Freedom

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 18, 2006

Subjects:

Shipbuilding industry, Walesa, Lech

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...SOLIDARITY was the union founded by Polish...electrician Lech Walesa that grew to become...parliament in 1989. Mr Walesa led Solidarity...party as a trade union - into the poll and...Berlin Wall. The trade union is still in existence...freemarket Poland. Mr Walesa was born in September...
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European Union Shows Strain at the Seams; Growth of Bloc Leads to Conflict of Ambitions

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 5, 2006

Subjects:

European Union

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...note signs such as the resignation from the Solidarity union of Lech Walesa, its founder and former champion, because of its support...percent of the work force, the highest in the European Union and the main factor responsible for the departure over...
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Walesa, De Klerk Agree U.S. Key Player Both Call for Help in DuPage Visits

Newspaper article by Deborah Kadin, Kimbriell Granderson; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 12, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...we could not build the future on that." Walesas trade union movement, "Solidarity," forged during the...and is awaiting membership in the European Union. The 56-year-old now heads the Lech Walesa Institute that aims to advance the ideals...
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Solidarity, Brother; Tommy Sheridan's Socialist Breakaway Group to Adopt Name of Anti-Communist Party Set Up by Ex-Polish President Lech Walesa

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 18, 2006

Subjects:

Scottish Socialist Party

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...to use the name of the anti-Communist trade union founded by former Polish president Lech Walesa. The new party will see Mr Sheridan also agree...around the world by former shipyard worker Walesa. The full name of the new party would be Solidarity...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: walesa union

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Solidarity

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...independent trade union federation formed...1980. Led by Lech Walesa , it grew rapidly...died down enough for Walesa to be released from...force in Poland. The union succeeded in frustrating...formed. In Dec., 1990, Walesa was elected president and resigned his union post; he failed to...
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WalĘsa, Lech

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

WALESA, LECH lekh vawen z , 1943 , Polish...leadership of the independent trade union Solidarity . A moderate, he gained...coalition government was in power, but Walesa became increasingly critical of Premier Tadeusz Mazowiecki. In Dec., 1990, Walesa was elected president of Poland, defeating...
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Jaruzelski, Wojciech

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...1981 crisis involving the trade union Solidarity , Jaruzelski became...Solidarity leaders, including Lech Walesa . By the end of 1982, Solidarity...martial law was lifted, and Walesa was released. In 1987, Jaruzelski...was succeeded as president by Walesa in Dec., 1990. In 1993, Jaruzelski...
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Poland

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...workers formed an illegal labor union, Solidarity , led by Gdansk shipyard worker Lech Walesa . Granted legal status and...Jozef Oleksy. In Nov., 1995, Walesa was defeated in his presidential...that grew out of the labor union, won a plurality in 1997...
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KwaŚniewski, Aleksander

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Communist party at 23, and was an organizer of the Socialist Union of Polish Students during the late 1970s. He was the editor...economy, he was elected president, narrowly defeating Lech Walesa ; he was reelected in 2000. ____________________ The Columbia...

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