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Czechoslovakia 1918–88

Seventy Years from Independence

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. H. Gordon Skilling

    1. University of Toronto, Canada

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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Triumph and Tragedy of Czechoslovak Leadership

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Lions or Foxes: Heroes or Lackeys?

      • H. Gordon Skilling
      Pages 3-22

  3. Independence Achieved

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. T. G. Masaryk: The Problem of a Small Nation

      • George J. Kovtun
      Pages 25-40

    3. On the Emergence of Czechoslovakia

      • Jaroslav Opat
      Pages 41-52

  4. Czechoslovakia in Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Beneš between East and West

      • Walter Ullmann
      Pages 55-61

  5. The Nationalities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63
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    2. Slovaks and Czechs: An Uneasy Coexistence

      • Edita Bosák
      Pages 65-81

    3. Castles on the Landscape: Czech-German Relations

      • Ronald M. Smelser
      Pages 82-104

    4. Magyars and Carpatho-Rusyns

      • Paul Robert Magocsi
      Pages 105-129

  6. Political Culture and Economic Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Political Culture: Continuity and Discontinuity

      • Frederick M. Barnard
      Pages 133-153

    3. From Capitalism to Socialism

      • Radoslav Selucký
      Pages 154-173

  7. Literature: Free, Official and Independent

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
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    2. Traditions of Czech Literature: Curses and Blessings

      • Igor Hájek
      Pages 177-195

    3. Slovak Literature: Loyal, Dissident and Émigré

      • Peter Petro
      Pages 196-210

    4. A Neglected Generation

      • Václav Havel
      Pages 211-214

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 215-232
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Toronto, Canada

    H. Gordon Skilling

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Czechoslovakia 1918–88

  • Book Subtitle: Seventy Years from Independence

  • Editors: H. Gordon Skilling

  • Series Title: St Antony's Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21453-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: H. Gordon Skilling 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-51082-7Published: 05 August 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-21455-6Published: 01 January 1991

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-21453-2Published: 05 August 1991

  • Series ISSN: 2633-5964

  • Series E-ISSN: 2633-5972

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 232

  • Topics: Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, European History, Modern History

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