The Slovak Dilemma

Author : Eugen Steiner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1973-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0521200504

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The Slovak Dilemma by Eugen Steiner Pdf

The Slovak Dilemma is a case-study in nationalism. Accepting the view that the four and a half million Slovaks who inhabit the eastern part of Czechoslovakia are a separate Slav ethnic group, Dr Steiner describes their position in Czechoslovak history, their role in political life, the extraordinary persistence and continuing frustration of their national aspirations. After a brief survey of the history of the Slovaks under Hungarian rule, Dr Steiner examines their position in the democratic Czechoslovak Republic which was established in 1918. He analyses the causes of Slovak discontent and shows that although the new constitution granted full expression to Slovak culture, it limited complete development of Slovak national rights. Nevertheless he suggests that Slovak separatism played little part in the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia in 1938 and that the real attitude of the people towards Hitler's puppet Slovak State was eloquently expressed in their tragic rising against it in August 1944.

Author : Marcel Jesenský
Publisher : Springer
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137449641

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The Slovak–Polish Border, 1918-1947 by Marcel Jesenský Pdf

The first English-language monograph on the Slovak-Polish border in 1918-47 explores the interplay of politics, diplomacy, moral principles and self-determination. This book argues that the failure to reconcile strategic objectives with territorial claims could cost a higher price than the geographical size of the disputed region would indicate.

Author : Michael Brenner
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1997-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300179156

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Czechoslovakia by Michael Brenner Pdf

This book, the most thoroughly researched and accurate history of Czechoslovakia to appear in English, tells the story of the country from its founding in 1918 to partition in 1992—from fledgling democracy through Nazi occupation, Communist rule, and invasion by the Soviet Union to, at last, democracy again.The common Western view of Czechoslovakia has been that of a small nation that was sacrificed at Munich in 1938 and betrayed to the Soviets in 1948, and which rebelled heroically against the repression of the Soviet Union during the Prague Spring of 1968. Mary Heimann dispels these myths and shows how intolerant nationalism and an unhelpful sense of victimhood led Czech and Slovak authorities to discriminate against minorities, compete with the Nazis to persecute Jews and Gypsies, and pave the way for the Communist police state. She also reveals Alexander Dubcek, held to be a national hero and standard-bearer for democracy, to be an unprincipled apparatchik. Well written, revisionist, and accessible, this groundbreaking book should become the standard history of Czechoslovakia for years to come.

Author : Susan Baker,Petr Jehlicka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136311789

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Dilemmas of Transition by Susan Baker,Petr Jehlicka Pdf

This volume explores the impact of democratization and marketization on the environment in East Central Europe. The essays investigate: how the twin processes of change affect the physical environment; the expression of environmental interest; and environmental management policies.

Author : Anton Špiesz,Dušan Čaplovič
Publisher : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nationalism
ISBN : 9780865165007

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Illustrated Slovak History by Anton Špiesz,Dušan Čaplovič Pdf

Little contemporary scholarship on Slovak history exists in English. This title fills an important gap in historiography about events throughout Central Europe over the last fourteen centuries. It presents the history of Slovakia in terms of the latest scholarship and in the context of on-going historical debate about Slovak history and its presentation in post-socialist world. Extensive footnotes by scholars, 350 color illustrations, Index, Bibliography, Foreword and Epilogue.

Author : John Morison
Publisher : Springer
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1992-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349222414

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The Czech and Slovak Experience by John Morison Pdf

The Czech and Slovak Experience assembles essays by leading specialists from the USA, Canada, Britain and Czechoslovakia on key aspects of modern Czech and Slovak history: Joseph II's contribution to the development of the Czech national movement, the troubled relationship between Czechs and Slovaks as seen through Czech and Slovak eyes, Slovak linguistic separatism, the emergence of political democracy in post-Versailles Czechoslovakia, Masaryk as a religious heretic, Czechoslovakia's Germans and their treatment by the Czechoslovak government, and Prague's Jewish community after 1918.

Author : Stanislav J. Kirschbaum
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461672159

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The A to Z of Slovakia by Stanislav J. Kirschbaum Pdf

The A to Z of Slovakia offers an up to date series of cross-referenced dictionary entries on Slovak political, social, and economic development since the creation of the second Slovak Republic in 1993 until its admission into the European Union in 2004. It includes all of the political actors: the presidents, prime ministers, and party leaders, and many leading academics and cultural personalities, including those from the national minorities. It also contains entries on the various institutions of the Slovak Republic like the judiciary, the armed forces, the media, and parliamentary committees as well as entries that explain Slovakia's position and role in international organizations like NATO and the European Union. The historical survey explains how Slovakia, in its post-Communist transformation, was almost excluded, but in the end became a full member of these two institutions.

Author : Ahmet Ersoy,Maciej G¢rny,Vangelis Kechriotis
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789637326615

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Modernism: The Creation of Nation-States by Ahmet Ersoy,Maciej G¢rny,Vangelis Kechriotis Pdf

Notwithstanding the advantages of physical power, the struggle for survival among societies is not merely a matter of serial armed clashes but of the nation's spiritual resources that in the end always decide upon the victory. In Europe, there indeed exist independent countries, insignificant from the point of view of the entire civilization, and born by sheer coincidence, yet, this coincidence, this fancy, or diplomatic ploy that created them can just as easily bring them to an end---the nations that count in the political calculations are only the enlightened ones. Therefore, our nation should not merely grow in power, strengthen its character, and foster in people the feeling of love for homeland, but also---inasmuch as it is possible---breath the fresh breeze of humanity's general progress, feed it to the nation, absorb its creative energy. Until now, we have trusted and lived only in the weary conditions, conditions devoid of health-giving elements---now, as a result the nation's heart beats too slowly and its mind works too tediously. We ought to open our windows to Europe, to the wind of continental change and allow it to air our sultry home, since as not all health comes from the inside, not all disease comes from the outside.

Author : Matthew J. Ouimet
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807861356

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The Rise and Fall of the Brezhnev Doctrine in Soviet Foreign Policy by Matthew J. Ouimet Pdf

Since the sudden collapse of the communist system in Eastern Europe in 1989, scholars have tried to explain why the Soviet Union stood by and watched as its empire crumbled. The recent release of extensive archival documentation in Moscow and the appearance of an increasing number of Soviet political memoirs now offer a greater perspective on this historic process and permit a much deeper look into its causes. The Rise and Fall of the Brezhnev Doctrine in Soviet Foreign Policy is a comprehensive study detailing the collapse of Soviet control in Eastern Europe between 1968 and 1989, focusing especially on the pivotal Solidarity uprisings in Poland. Based heavily on firsthand testimony and fresh archival findings, it constitutes a fundamental reassessment of Soviet foreign policy during this period. Perhaps most important, it offers a surprising account of how Soviet foreign policy initiatives in the late Brezhnev era defined the parameters of Mikhail Gorbachev's later position of laissez-faire toward Eastern Europe--a position that ultimately led to the downfall of socialist governments all over Europe.

Author : H. Gordon Skilling
Publisher : Springer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991-08-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349214532

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Czechoslovakia 1918–88 by H. Gordon Skilling Pdf

The book examines the history of Czechoslovakia in the seventy years since its founding by T.G.Masaryk. It analyses the profound changes which took place during the First Republic, the Nazi occupation, postwar liberation and communist rule, including both the Stalinist years, the Prague Spring of 1968 and the subsequent period of normalization to 1988.

Author : Stanislav J. Kirschbaum
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810864696

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Historical Dictionary of Slovakia by Stanislav J. Kirschbaum Pdf

The Historical Dictionary of Slovakia offers in its second edition an up to date series of entries on Slovak political, social, and economic development since the creation of the second Slovak Republic in 1993 until its admission into the European Union in 2004.

Author : Barbara J. Falk
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9639241393

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The Dilemmas of Dissidence in East-Central Europe by Barbara J. Falk Pdf

"In addition to the huge list of written sources from samizdat works to recent essays, Falk's sources include interviews with many personalities of those events as well as videos and films."--Jacket.

Author : George Schöpflin
Publisher : Tallinn University Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Civilization
ISBN : 9789985587010

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The Dilemmas of Identity by George Schöpflin Pdf

Author : Stanislav J. Kirschbaum
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250114754

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A History of Slovakia: The Struggle for Survival by Stanislav J. Kirschbaum Pdf

This classic book offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of Slovakia, from its establishment on the Danubian Plain to the present. While paying tribute to Slovakia's resilience and struggle for survival, it describes contributions to European civilization in the Middle Ages; the development of Slovak consciousness in response to Magyarization; its struggle for autonomy in Czechoslovakia after the Treaty of Versailles; its resistance, as the first Slovak Republic, to a Nazi-controlled Europe; its reaction to Communism; and the path that led to the creation of the second Slovak Republic. Now fully updated to the present day, the book examines the vagaries of Slovak post-Communist politics that led to Slovakia's membership in NATO and the European Union.

Author : Martin Van Creveld
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1973-11-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521201438

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Hitler's Strategy 1940-1941 by Martin Van Creveld Pdf

Dr van Crevland provides provocative answers to some questions surrounding Hitler's Strategy.