| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
SPPS ; Vol. 201 |
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Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 201.
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| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Introduction; Chapter I: The Birth of the Cold War; 1. The Superpowers' Notions of the Postwar Arrangement of Europe and the World; 2. The San Francisco Conference-Czechoslovakia and the Foundation of the UN; 3. The Cold War: First Milestones; 4. The Coup d'État in Czechoslovakia and its Consequences; 5. Germany Divided: The Reality of the Cold War; Chapter II: The Militarization of the Cold War; 1. The Korean War and the Growth of Military Expenditures; 2. The Information Blockade; 3. Escaping to Freedom; 4. The Warsaw Pact, 1955-1962; Chapter III: The Soviet Bloc in Crisis |
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1. The Polish Crisis and the Hungarian Revolution in 19562. The Berlin Crisis and Its Impact on Czechoslovakia; 3. Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; 4. Conflict inside the Bloc-the Czechoslovak Crisis of1968; Chapter IV: The New Front of the Cold War; 1. The Vietnam War; 2. Czechoslovak Aid during the Vietnam War; Conclusion; Bibliography; Archival sources; Literature; About the Authors |
| Summary |
Czechoslovakia played an important role within the Soviet bloc, yet its history remains underresearched. This monograph blends historical analysis of the superpowers' foreign policies with an assessment of their impact on Czechoslovakia and its position within the Soviet bloc. The book thereby places Czechoslovakia on the map of Cold War history, i.e. the era of 'mutually assured destruction' that lasted almost half a century. It provides a lucid introduction to some milestones in international Cold War history in their relation to Czecho-Slovak history. The book's novel contribution is to explain Czechoslovakia's domestic situation during the Cold War from the 'outside.' Drawing on extensive source materials of Slovak, Czech, American, and Russian provenance, it provides a more comprehensive understanding of postwar Czecho-Slovak history while also contributing to general knowledge about the nature and impact of the Cold War |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Cold War -- Social aspects -- Czechoslovakia
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany.
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Social aspects
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| SUBJECT |
Czechoslovakia -- History -- 1945-1992. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85035317
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| Subject |
Czechoslovakia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Štefanský, Michal, author.
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| ISBN |
9783838272856 |
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3838272854 |
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