Czech Writers and Politics, 1945-1969
Author : Alfred French
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 48,67 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Author : Alfred French
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 48,67 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Author : Hans Renner
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 2023-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1000962334
First published in 1989, A History of Czechoslovakia Since 1945 is a comprehensive account of Czechoslovakia under Communist rule, tracing events from 1945 to 1990. The author focuses on the last twenty years in particular, when the Prague Spring offered a brief period of liberalization, but was followed by harder times, with the hope of change fading, and society becoming paralyzed. Dr. Renner describes vividly the country’s fortunes under the Soviet rule of Stalin and Brezhnev, and how it pioneered the policy of glasnost during the Prague Spring of 1968. The book concludes with a special look at the influence of Gorbachev’s glasnost on the regime of Czechoslovakia. Dr. Renner combines a chronological overview with a passionate yet scholarly discussion of underlying political, economic, and cultural issues and developments, making this book invaluable as an authoritative and lucid account of Czechoslovak history, as well as an explanation of the role this country and in events played in the shaping of modern Europe.
Author : Jan Bažant
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 46,27 MB
Release : 2010-12-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0822347946
Frances Starn is a writer living in Berkeley, California. --Book Jacket.
Author : Jiri Holy
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 26,64 MB
Release : 2010-08-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1836242387
An history that presents a canvas of post-war Czech literary developments within the cultural and political context of the times. It provides information about the many English-language translations from Czech literature, and the circumstances in which these translations came about.
Author : William Mahoney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 21,44 MB
Release : 2011-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0313363064
This survey of Czech and Slovak history traces the development of two neighboring peoples through the creation of a common Czechoslovakian state in 1918 to the founding of the independent Czech and Slovak Republics in 1993 and beyond. The History of the Czech Republic and Slovakia charts historical developments in the two nations to the opening decade of the 21st century. The book begins with an overview of the geography, climate, people, economy, and government of both the Czech and Slovak republics. Subsequent chapters offer a chronologically organized survey of historical events, trends, ideas, and people. Starting with the early Slavic settlements around the 5th century AD, the book explores Czech and Slovak history through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Early Modern eras, the Enlightenment, and the age of nationalism and revolution. Chapters on the 20th century include discussion of the World Wars, the interwar Czechoslovak state, the Communist decades, the Prague Spring, and the Velvet Revolution of 1989. The story is brought up to date with insights into developments in the independent Czech and Slovak republics since 1993.
Author : Bradley F. Abrams
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 30,96 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780742530249
The material effects of World War II, in combination with Eastern Europe's disappointingly undemocratic interwar history, placed radical social change on the postwar agenda across the region and shaped the debates that took place in immediate postwar Czech society. These debates adopted both a cultural form, in struggles over the meaning of the recent past and the nation's position on the East-West continuum, and a directly political form, in battles over the meaning of socialism. The Struggle for the Soul of the Nation examines the most important and politically resonant fields of historical and cultural debate in Czech society immediately after World War II. Bradley Abrams finds that communist public figures were largely successful in controlling debate over the nation's recent past--the interwar First Republic and the experiences of Munich and World War II--and over its location on the East-West continuum. This success preceded and was mirrored in the struggles over the political issue of the times: socialism. The communists engaged their political foes in the democratic socialist and Roman Catholic camps, and, surprisingly, found significant support from a major Protestant church. Abrams's careful reading of major publications re-creates a postwar mood sympathetic to radical social change, questioning the standard view of the communists' rise to power. This book not only contributes to the specific literature on Czech history, but also raises questions about the relationship between war and radical social change, about the communist takeover of the region, and about the role of intellectuals in public life.
Author : Sabrina P. Ramet
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 11,59 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253212566
Eastern Europe addresses the emergence of uncertain pluralism in the region following the disintegration of the communist regimes in 1989. Taking a broad historical approach, the volume considers issues and challenges that have marked Eastern Europe from 1939 through World War II and the era of socialism, up to the present. Eight comprehensive country studies are augmented by detailed assessments of economic developments, security issues, religious currents, cultural policies, and gender relations in the region.
Author : Jiří Holý
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 15,76 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN :
Presents the post-war Czech literary developments within the cultural and political context. This book provides information about the English-language translations from Czech literature, and the circumstances in which these translations came about. It gives biographical and bibliographical details about various post-war Czech writers.
Author : Harold Bloom
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 34,59 MB
Release : 2009
Category :
ISBN : 143811334X
Presents a collection of critical essays about the work of Milan Kundera.
Author : Derek Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 6858 pages
File Size : 35,75 MB
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1136798633
First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.