Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Political Crises and Popular Protest under State Socialism -- 3. Post-1989 Poland: Basic Trends in Politics, Economy, and Society -- 4. Three Realms of Politics and Regime Change -- 5. Protest Politics in Postcommunist Poland -- 6. The Fall of the Suchocka Government: Interaction of Popular Protest and Conventional Politics -- 7. Cultural Frames and Discourses of Protest -- 8. Conclusions: Collective Protest and Democratic Consolidation -- A. Data Collection Protocol -- B. Chronology of Major Events, 1989-1993 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.