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Author Paul, David W

Title Czechoslovakia : Profile of a Socialist Republic at the Crossroads of Europe
Published Milton : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (209 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Photographs; Note on the Pronunciation of Czech and Slovak; Map of Czechoslovakia; 1 Historical Backgrounds; The Rise and Fall of Bohemia; The National Awakenings; The Czechoslovak Idea and the Independence Movement; Independent Czechoslovakia: The First Republic; 1938-48: Czechoslovakia's Crucial Decade; Summary; 2 History, Geopolitics, and Czechoslovakia's International Position; The Plight of Small Countries; Between Germany and Russia; In the Soviet Orbit
Occupied by Allies: The Meaning of 19683 Government and Politics; Development of the Communist Political System; Structural Features of the Political System; The Communist Party; Memories of the ""Prague Spring; Conclusion; 4 The Economy; Geographical and Historical Backgrounds; The Economy Under Communist Rule; Into the Future; 5 Czechoslovak Society; Ethnic and National Groups; Religion; Social Structure; Summary; 6 Culture and Education; Two Traditions: Folk Art and Fine Art; The Arts Under Communist Rule; Organization of Culture and Education; Annotated Bibliography; Index
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429696237
042969623X