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 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.
Slovakia in History
Title | Slovakia in History PDF eBook |
Author | Mikuláš Teich |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 435 |
Release | 2011-02-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1139494945 |
Until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Slovakia's identity seemed inextricably linked with that of the former state. This book explores the key moments and themes in the history of Slovakia from the Duchy of Nitra's ninth-century origins to the establishment of independent Slovakia at midnight 1992–3. Leading scholars chart the gradual ethnic awakening of the Slovaks during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation and examine how Slovak national identity took shape with the codification of standard literary Slovak in 1843 and the subsequent development of the Slovak national movement. They show how, after a thousand years of Magyar-Slovak coexistence, Slovakia became part of the new Czechoslovak state from 1918–39, and shed new light on its role as a Nazi client state as well as on the postwar developments leading up to full statehood in the aftermath of the collapse of communism in 1989. There is no comparable book in English on the subject.
1948 and 1968 – Dramatic Milestones in Czech and Slovak History
Title | 1948 and 1968 – Dramatic Milestones in Czech and Slovak History PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Cashman |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 221 |
Release | 2013-09-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317999630 |
This volume has been published to coincide with the anniversaries of two significant milestones in Czech and Slovak history – the establishment of communist rule in 1948 and the Prague Spring of 1968 – and in anticipation of the 20th anniversary of the 1989 ‘Velvet Revolution’. Given the ultimate failure of the communist system, these events and their legacy for Czech and Slovak society and politics merit continued study, particularly given the wealth of new data made available when state and Party archives were finally opened in the 1990s. The essays in this volume, by witnesses, historians and social scientists from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the USA, UK and Australia offer a reappraisal of those turbulent events. They present new and original research, based on information from archives which were not opened until after 1990 and which is not yet available to audiences who do not speak Czech or Slovak. This volume will, therefore, be of interest to both specialists and general readers who are curious to learn more about these events. This book was published as a special issue of Europe-Asia Studies.
The Czech and Slovak Republics
Title | The Czech and Slovak Republics PDF eBook |
Author | M. Mark Stolarik |
Publisher | Central European University Press |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2017-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9633861543 |
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.
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 |
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Discusses the traditions, culture, religion, media, literature, and arts of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
A History of the Czech Lands
Title | A History of the Czech Lands PDF eBook |
Author | Jaroslav Pánek |
Publisher | Karolinum Press, Charles University |
Pages | 668 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | History |
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Provides a systematic history from prehistory to the establishment of the Czech Republic.