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PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300141475

ISBN-139780300141474

eBay Product ID (ePID)72656232

Product Key Features

Number of Pages432 Pages

Publication NameCzechoslovakia : the State That Failed

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEurope / Eastern, Modern / 20th Century

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

AuthorMary Heimann

Subject AreaHistory

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight29.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-021977

Reviews"This is truly a history of Czechoslovakia, not just of Czechs and Slovaks in the twentieth century."-Kieran Williams, The Times Literary Supplement, 'Mary Heimann's history of Czechoslovakia is both a supremely competent and detailed narrative account of the short life of a central European state and a brilliant piece of iconoclasmâ€¦This book is a fascinating study of the enduring importance of nationalism and an eye-opening expose of the myths behind received historical wisdom. It is essential reading for anyone interested in 20th century central European history.'-Paul Anderson, Tribune, ''Mary Heimann''s history of Czechoslovakia is both a supremely competent and detailed narrative account of the short life of a central European state and a brilliant piece of iconoclasm...This book is a fascinating study of the enduring importance of nationalism and an eye-opening expose of the myths behind received historical wisdom. It is essential reading for anyone interested in 20th century central European history.'' Paul Anderson, Tribune, ï¿½Heimann offers a no-punches-pulled political history of Czechoslovakiaï¿½s whole trajectory.ï¿½--Foreign Affairs, "Heimann offers a no-punches-pulled political history of Czechoslovakia's whole trajectory."-- Foreign Affairs, "Heimann offers a no-punches-pulled political history of Czechoslovakia's whole trajectory."--Foreign Affairs, "This is truly a history of Czechoslovakia, not just of Czechs and Slovaks in the twentieth century."--Kieran Williams,The Times Literary Supplement, "Heimann offers a no-punches-pulled political history of Czechoslovakia's whole trajectory."- Foreign Affairs

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal943.703/2

SynopsisThis 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., Multiculturalism has shaped identity politics in the Americas over the past decades, as illustrated by politics of recognition, affirmative action, and increasing numbers of internationally recognized cultural productions by members of ethnic minorities. Hinting at postcolonial legacies in political rhetoric and practice multiculturalism has also served as a driving force behind social movements in the Americas. Nevertheless, in current academic discussions and public debates on migration, globalization and identity politics, concepts like new ethnicities, ethnic groupism, creolization, hybridity, "mestizaje," diasporas, and "post-ethnicity" articulate positionings that are profoundly changing our understanding of "multiculturalism." Combining theoretical reflections with case studies the aim of this book is to demonstrate the current dynamics of (post-) multicultural politics in the Americas. This book was based on a special issue of Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies.

LC Classification NumberDD901.B78.H465 2009