The Polish crisis and relations with eastern Europe, 1979-1982

Author(s)

• Tombs, Isabelle
• Smith, Richard A. (Richard Alexander)

Bibliographic Information

The Polish crisis and relations with eastern Europe, 1979-1982

edited by Isabelle Tombs and Richard Smith

（Whitehall histories : Foreign and Commonwealth Office publications, . Documents on British policy overseas ; ser. 3, v. 10）

Routledge, 2017

• : hbk

Note

"Whitehall History Publishing"--Cover

"Foreign & Commonwealth Office"--Cover

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume presents a collection of diplomatic documents describing Britain's relations with Eastern Europe from 1979 to 1982, with special focus on the crisis in Poland. After coming to power in 1979, the Conservative Government of Margaret Thatcher reaffirmed a policy of 'differentiation' between the Soviet Union and the rest of Eastern Europe, and between individual countries; concurrently it encouraged states to exercise a limited amount of independence. This policy was soon put to the test when in 1980 Solidarnosc, the Solidarity trade union led by Lech Walesa, challenged the power of the Party state in Poland. Political demands, social unrest and economic crisis culminated in the imposition of martial law in December 1981, finally suspended in December 1982. The volume maps the UK response, in consultation with Western partners, to the unfolding crisis in Poland, the threat of Soviet intervention and the impact on other Communist states in Europe. The volume also provides a flavour of bilateral UK relations with Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia; highlighting themes such as human rights and trade. This volume will be of great interest to students of British Politics, Eastern European Politics, Cold War History, Diplomacy Studies and International Relations in general.

Table of Contents

Preface I: 'Differentiation' and the emergence of Solidarity: 18 September 1979 - 10 December 1981 II: The imposition of martial law in Poland: 13 December 1981 - 23 December 1982

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Details

• NCID: BB23276602
• ISBN:
  • 9781138688780
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: liv, 472 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 327.410438
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Martial law -- Poland -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Poland -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
  • LCSH : Poland -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
  • LCSH : Poland -- History -- 1980-1989
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
  • LCSH : Europe, Eastern -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA88978685