The Czech and Slovak Republics
Title | The Czech and Slovak Republics PDF eBook |
Author | M. Mark Stolarik |
Publisher | Central European University Press |
Pages | 381 |
Release | 2017-01-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9633861535 |
The essays in the book compare the Czech Republic and Slovakia since the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993. The papers deal with the causes of the divorce and discuss the political, economic and social developments in the new countries. This is the only English-language volume that presents the synoptic findings of leading Czech, Slovak, and North American scholars in the field. The authors include two former Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, eight leading scholars (four Czechs and four Slovaks), and eight knowledgeable commentators from North America. The most significant new insight is that in spite of predictions by various pundits in the Western World that Czechia would flourish after the breakup and Slovakia would languish, the opposite has happened. While the Czech Republic did well in its early years, it is now languishing while Slovakia, which had a rough start, is now doing very well. Anyone interested in the history of the Czech and Slovak Republics over the last twenty years will find gratification in reading this book.
The Czech And Slovak Republics
Title | The Czech And Slovak Republics PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Leff |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2018-02-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0429965249 |
This clear, objective introduction to the politics of Czechoslovakia and the successor Czech and Slovak Republics provides a comprehensive analysis of Czechoslovakia in the postcommunist period. Carol Leff builds a framework for understanding the dynamics of the "triple transition": democratization, marketization, and a national transformation that has reconfigured the dynamic between state and nation. She shows how the interaction of these three transformational agendas has shaped Czechoslovakia's development, ultimately culminating in the paradoxical disintegration of a state that most of its citizens wished to preserve. The book offers a valuable case study of a country coming back to Europe, but it also provides an opportunity for analyzing the influence of communism on what had been a significant interwar European state. The book's strong comparative element will make it invaluable as well for those seeking to understand contemporary Central and Eastern Europe.
Czechoslovakia, Western Slovakia
Title | Czechoslovakia, Western Slovakia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 19 |
Release | 1968 |
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The Masaryks
Title | The Masaryks PDF eBook |
Author | Zbyněk A. B. Zeman |
Publisher | I. B. Tauris |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | History |
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This is a dual biography of Thomas Masaryk, the founder of the Czechoslovak republic, and of his son Jan who became its first foreign minister. Their lives are set against the dramatic background of central and east European history in the century following 1850.
The History of the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Title | The History of the Czech Republic and Slovakia PDF eBook |
Author | William Mahoney |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 2011-02-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
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.
A History of Slovakia
Title | A History of Slovakia PDF eBook |
Author | Stanislav J. Kirschbaum |
Publisher | |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | History |
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A history of Slovakia from prehistory to the 1990s. It includes a description of the development of a Slovakian consciousness, from the 19th century under the colonial rule of the Hungarians, through the merger into Czechoslovakia, Nazi-sponsored independence, the Russian invasion and independence.
Culture and Customs of the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Title | Culture and Customs of the Czech Republic and Slovakia PDF eBook |
Author | Craig Cravens |
Publisher | Greenwood |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2006-08-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Discusses the traditions, culture, religion, media, literature, and arts of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.