Solidarity's Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland

by Shana Penn

Book Overview

"This important book explores one of the most pivotal periods in Polish history and deals with a topic nearly everyone else overlooked. Shana Penn's study begins with a simple question I wish I had thought more about myself: once the leadership of Solidarity had been arrested during the 1981 military coup, who kept the movement alive over the following months and years? The answer will surprise you, as Penn delves into the lives of seven Polish women...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472031961
• ISBN13: 9780472031962
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 8.8"