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James Krapfl - Revolution with a Human Face: Politics, Culture, and Community in Czechoslovakia, 1989–1992 - 9780801452055 - V9780801452055
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Revolution with a Human Face: Politics, Culture, and Community in Czechoslovakia, 1989–1992

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Description for Revolution with a Human Face: Politics, Culture, and Community in Czechoslovakia, 1989–1992 Hardback. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.

In this social and cultural history of Czechoslovakia's "gentle revolution," James Krapfl shifts the focus away from elites to ordinary citizens who endeavored—from the outbreak of revolution in 1989 to the demise of the Czechoslovak federation in 1992—to establish a new, democratic political culture. Unique in its balanced coverage of developments in both Czech and Slovak lands, including the Hungarian minority of southern Slovakia, this book looks beyond Prague and Bratislava to collective action in small towns, provincial factories, and collective farms.Through his broad and deep analysis of workers' declarations, student bulletins, newspapers, film footage, and the proceedings of local ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801452055
SKU
V9780801452055
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About James Krapfl
James Krapfl is Assistant Professor of History at McGill University.

Reviews for Revolution with a Human Face: Politics, Culture, and Community in Czechoslovakia, 1989–1992
I read Krapfl's book with excitement andadmiration. Revolution with a Human Face is an excellent work, the type which launches further research. Krapfl has radically changed how we must thinkabout the Czechoslovak revolution of 1989 by placing the people at its heart.He has further cast into relief the character of revolutionary processes and hasfound worthy insight therein into the dissolution ... Read more

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