The Polish solidarity movement : revolution, democracy and natural rights / Arista Maria Cirtautas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cirtautas, Arista Maria.

Series:

Routledge studies of societies in transition ; 3.

Routledge studies of societies in transition ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

NSZZ "Solidarność" (Labor organization).

Civil rights--Poland.

Civil rights.

Natural law.

Democracy--Poland.

Democracy.

Poland--Politics and government--1980-1989.

Poland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a groundbreaking analysis of democratization in Poland by placing Solidarity in the context of the major democratic upheavals of modernity; the French and American Revolutions.

Contents:

Cover; The Polish Solidarity Movement: Revolution, democracy and natural rights; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Revolution, democracy and Solidarity; A WEBERIAN ALTERNATIVE; 1 The charismatic presentation of natural rights: A Weberian theory of democracy; THE SPIRIT OF MODERN DEMOCRACY; THE WILL TO FREEDOM: THE LEGITIMATING POWER OF NATURAL LAW; DEMOCRACY AND CHARISMA: THE CHARISMATIC PRESENTATION OF NATURAL LAW; REASON AND THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF RIGHTS; 2 Formal natural rights and the American Revolution; NATURAL RIGHTS AND THE CHARISMATIC CREATION OF CITIZENS; ANTECEDENTS

THE NATURAL RIGHTS DOCTRINECHARISMATIC COMMUNITIES; INSTITUTIONAL CONSEQUENCES; 3 Substantive natural rights and the French Revolution; ANTECEDENTS; THE NATURAL RIGHTS DOCTRINE; CHARISMATIC COMMUNITIES; INSTITUTIONAL CONSEQUENCES; 4 Natural rights and liberal capitalist development: An overview; REVOLUTIONARY CONDITIONS; ORIGINS OF THE FREE MARKET; 5 The Marxist-Leninist response to natural rights and liberal capitalism; MARX'S CRITIQUE OF NATURAL RIGHTS; LENIN'S CREATION OF A CHARISMATIC PARTY; THE INSTITUTIONAL DOMAINS OF LENINISM; POLAND: ANTECEDENTS

6 Solidarity's articulation of natural rightsTHE NATURAL RIGHTS DOCTRINE; CHARISMATIC COMMUNITIES; 7 Solidarity and liberal capitalism; SOLIDARITY'S WEAKNESSES: THE FAILURE TO CONSTRUCT INSTITUTIONAL DOMAINS; SOLIDARITY'S STRENGTHS: THE IMPACT ON THE DOMAINS OF LIBERAL CAPITALISM; Epilogue: The Polish Revolution in comparative context; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-312) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-74042-5

1-134-74043-3

1-280-31869-4

0-203-44820-0

9780203448205

OCLC:

560368326