Historical Dictionary of the Czech State
Fawn, Rick; Hochman, Jiri
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Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Europe. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; GBC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 643.
Czechoslovakia has been at the center of some of the most difficult—and tragic—episodes of modern European history: its sacrifice to Nazi Germany at Munich; the Communist Coup of 1948; and the military crushing of the Prague Spring. It has also enacted momentous change almost magically, as in the peaceful overthrow of communism in 1989, and then the negotiated end to the country in 1992. Czechoslovak history has consequently produced enduring political metaphors for our times, such as the Velvet Revolution and Velvet Divorce. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Czech State has been thoroughly updated and ... Read more
Czechoslovakia has been at the center of some of the most difficult—and tragic—episodes of modern European history: its sacrifice to Nazi Germany at Munich; the Communist Coup of 1948; and the military crushing of the Prague Spring. It has also enacted momentous change almost magically, as in the peaceful overthrow of communism in 1989, and then the negotiated end to the country in 1992. Czechoslovak history has consequently produced enduring political metaphors for our times, such as the Velvet Revolution and Velvet Divorce. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Czech State has been thoroughly updated and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Europe
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810856486
SKU
V9780810856486
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About Fawn, Rick; Hochman, Jiri
Rick Fawn is senior lecturer in International Relations at the University of St Andrews and editor of Ideology and National Identity in Post-Communist Foreign Policies. He is the author of The Czech Republic: A Nation of Velvet. Jiri Hochman was a leading journalist in Czechoslovakia who now lives in the United States after having been forced to leave during ... Read more
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of the Czech State
This volume is an excellent update to the previous edition.... Recommended.
CHOICE, July 2010
Originally authored by scholar Hochman, this second edition is updated and expanded by more than 100 pages by Fawn (senior lecturer, University of St. Andrews). The arrangement of the dictionary remains the same. Included are a chronology (seventh centuryBCE to April 2009), two maps, ... Read more
CHOICE, July 2010
Originally authored by scholar Hochman, this second edition is updated and expanded by more than 100 pages by Fawn (senior lecturer, University of St. Andrews). The arrangement of the dictionary remains the same. Included are a chronology (seventh centuryBCE to April 2009), two maps, ... Read more