Through the back door: the black market in Poland 1944-1989
In: Studies in contemporary history volume 5
Foreword / Malgorzata Mazurek (Columbia University) -- Terms and methods -- Shortage, greed, protest : a short course in the history of the black market in the first half of the 20th century -- The Polish (anti) speculation curve : 1944-1989 -- The (historical) geography of the black market in the Polish People's Republic -- Meat -- Alcohol -- Gasoline -- Dollar and gold -- The tourist trade in communist Poland -- Closing remarks: Through the back door...or the front? -- Glossary