Title Battle for the castle : the myth of Czechoslovakia in Europe, 1914-1948 / Andrea Orzoff

Published New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction: The golden republic -- Myth and wartime -- The castle -- Battles of the legend makers -- Difficulties abroad -- A time of iron and fire -- Epilogue Summary Since 1918, Czechoslovakia has been known as East-Central Europe's most devoted democracy, an outpost of Western values in the East. While the country has had more democratic experience than its neighbors, this book argues that the claim that Czechs are 'native democrats' emerged from nationalist myth Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Masaryk, T. G. (Tomáš Garrigue), 1850-1937 Beneš, Edvard, 1884-1948 SUBJECT Beneš, Edvard, 1884-1948 fast Masaryk, T. G. (Tomáš Garrigue), 1850-1937 fast Subject Propaganda -- Czechoslovakia Political culture -- Czechoslovakia International relations Political culture Propaganda Propaganda -- Tjeckoslovakien. SUBJECT Czechoslovakia -- Relations Subject Czechoslovakia Tjeckoslovakien -- historia -- 1900-talet. Form Electronic book ISBN 0195367812 9780195367812

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