The Little Czech And The Great Czech Nation

Author : Ladislav Holy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1996-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0521555841

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The Little Czech and the Great Czech Nation by Ladislav Holy Pdf

When Ladislav Holy precipitately left Czechoslovakia for the UK in 1968 he was already one of the leading anthropologists in Central Europe. In the following decades he made important field studies in Africa. Since 1986 he has been engaged in research in the Czech Republic, and he brings to this timely study of national identity the skills of a seasoned researcher, a cosmopolitan perspective, and the insights of an insider. Drawing on historical and literary sources as well as ethnography, he analyses Czech discourses on national identity. He argues that there were specifically 'Czech' aspects to the communist regime and to the 'velvet revolution', and paying particular attention to symbolic representations of what it means to be Czech, he explores how notions of Czech identity were involved in the debates surrounding the fall of communism, and the emergence of a new social system.

Author : Ladislav Holy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1123984875

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The Little Czech and the Great Czech Nation by Ladislav Holy Pdf

Author : Ladislav Holy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0521555841

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The Little Czech and the Great Czech Nation by Ladislav Holy Pdf

When Ladislav Holy precipitately left Czechoslovakia for the UK in 1968 he was already one of the leading anthropologists in Central Europe. In the following decades he made important field studies in Africa. Since 1986 he has been engaged in research in the Czech Republic, and he brings to this timely study of national identity the skills of a seasoned researcher, a cosmopolitan perspective, and the insights of an insider. Drawing on historical and literary sources as well as ethnography, he analyses Czech discourses on national identity. He argues that there were specifically 'Czech' aspects to the communist regime and to the 'velvet revolution', and paying particular attention to symbolic representations of what it means to be Czech, he explores how notions of Czech identity were involved in the debates surrounding the fall of communism, and the emergence of a new social system.

Author : Shiela Grant Duff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Czechoslovakia
ISBN : OCLC:1425776985

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The Czech Nation by Shiela Grant Duff Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789401201193

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Libuše Moníková in Memoriam by Anonim Pdf

The novelist and essayist Libuše Moníková (1945-1998) made a unique contribution to German, Czech and world literature, writing in German from a distinctly Czech perspective in a manner which can best be described as encyclopaedic and highly intertextual. Positively received abroad, particularly in Germany and the US, her works remained until recently relatively unknown in the land of her birth. This volume, whose appearance marks what would have been the sixtieth anniversary of her birth, is the first in-depth study of the work of this truly European writer. It contains specially commissioned articles by Czech, German, US and British scholars, as well as an appreciation by her friend and fellow writer F.C. Delius, an English translation of one of her last interviews, and the first comprehensive bibliography. The essays range from close readings of a single text, in particular the satirical, picaresque novel Die Fassade and the posthumously published Der Taumel, to surveys of themes, techniques or motifs within her œuvre, for example nation, exile, history and myth, and studies of Moníková’s intertextual references, particularly to film and the work of Arno Schmidt. The contributions emphasise the comic, the personal and the ambiguity in her works, as well as the sheer breadth of Moníková’s interests and sources.

Author : Nadya Nedelsky
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0812241657

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Defining the Sovereign Community by Nadya Nedelsky Pdf

Defining the Sovereign Community asks why the two nations have defined sovereignty so differently and what impact these choices have had on individual and minority rights and participation.

Author : A. H. Hermann
Publisher : London : A. Lane
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081201803

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A History of the Czechs by A. H. Hermann Pdf

Author : S. Harrison Thomson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429682520

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Czechoslovakia in European History by S. Harrison Thomson Pdf

First published in 1943, this volume aims to trace the development of several of the more acute problems of Czechoslovak life and history in a country which has been highly sensitive to the disturbances which have shaken the rest of Europe and which has never been far from the tumult and the clash of arms. Only through historical analysis and quiet explanation of the facts can we fairly judge, in the light of past event, the ultimate value of a free Czechoslovakia to a free Europe.

Author : Mikuláš Teich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1998-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0521431557

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Bohemia in History by Mikuláš Teich Pdf

Essays on the history of the Czech lands from the ninth century to the fall of socialism in 1989.

Author : Samuel Harrison Thomson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Bohemia (Czech Republic)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105080822864

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Czechoslovakia in European History by Samuel Harrison Thomson Pdf

Author : Bradley F. Abrams
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0742530248

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The Struggle for the Soul of the Nation by Bradley F. Abrams Pdf

The material effects of World War II, in combination with Eastern Europe's disappointingly undemocratic interwar history, placed radical social change on the postwar agenda across the region and shaped the debates that took place in immediate postwar Czech society. These debates adopted both a cultural form, in struggles over the meaning of the recent past and the nation's position on the East-West continuum, and a directly political form, in battles over the meaning of socialism. The Struggle for the Soul of the Nation examines the most important and politically resonant fields of historical and cultural debate in Czech society immediately after World War II. Bradley Abrams finds that communist public figures were largely successful in controlling debate over the nation's recent past--the interwar First Republic and the experiences of Munich and World War II--and over its location on the East-West continuum. This success preceded and was mirrored in the struggles over the political issue of the times: socialism. The communists engaged their political foes in the democratic socialist and Roman Catholic camps, and, surprisingly, found significant support from a major Protestant church. Abrams's careful reading of major publications re-creates a postwar mood sympathetic to radical social change, questioning the standard view of the communists' rise to power. This book not only contributes to the specific literature on Czech history, but also raises questions about the relationship between war and radical social change, about the communist takeover of the region, and about the role of intellectuals in public life.

Author : Debbie Nevins,Efstathia Sioras,Michael Spilling
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502636362

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Czech Republic by Debbie Nevins,Efstathia Sioras,Michael Spilling Pdf

The landlocked Czech Republic is not a large country, but it has a rich history. Known for its architectural treasures, lush forests, and a strong literary heritage, the Czech Republic was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was united with Slovakia under the name Czechoslovakia before its peaceful independence in 1993. Since then, the Czech Republic has become a stable and prosperous parliamentary republic. Readers will learn more about this complex country and its distinctive culture in this engaging and informative book.

Author : Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Czechoslovakia
ISBN : STANFORD:36105217898431

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Kroměříž Lectures by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Pdf

Lecture delivered on April 15th-16th, 1905 in Kroměříž, as part of a University extension course on the Problem of a small nation. the double lecture is a more narrow and much condensed version of his English cycle of lectures delivered in America in 1902, in a Summer course of readings at the University of Chicago.

Author : Eva Hnízdo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0368386449

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A History of the Czech People by Eva Hnízdo Pdf

History of the Czech nation from the times of the Holy Roman Empire to the creation of the Czech Republic in 1993.

Author : Derek Sayer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 069105052X

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The Coasts of Bohemia by Derek Sayer Pdf

A cultural history of the Czech people, examining the significance of the small central European nation's artistic, literary, and political developments from its origins through approximately 1960.