The struggle for the soul of the nation : Czech culture and the rise of communism

General Information

Author/Creator
Abrams, Bradley F., 1964-
Language
English.
Published
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2004.
Physical Description
viii, 363 p. ; 24 cm.
Series
The Harvard Cold War studies book series

Subjects

Subject
Communism and intellectuals > Czechoslovakia > History.
Intellectuals > Czechoslovakia > Political activity > History.
Communism > Czechoslovakia.
Czechoslovakia > Politics and government > 1945-1992.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility
Bradley F. Abrams.
Content
World War Two and the East European revolution -- Intellectuals in the Czech environment -- Four groups of postwar Czech intellectuals -- The communist aim : the creation of a new Czechoslovakia -- The battle over the recent past I : the experiences of Munich and the World War II -- The battle over the recent past II : the First Republic and Tomáš G. Masaryk -- The shift in sensibilities and generations -- The reorientation of national identity : Czechs between East and West -- Socialism and communist intellectuals : the "Czechoslovak road to socialism" -- Socialism and democratic socialist intellectuals : the "new socialist ethos" -- Socialism and Roman Catholic intellectuals : the "fateful struggle between spirit and matter"-- Socialism and Protestant intellectuals : the Kingdom of God on earth? -- The end of Czechoslovak democracy and the rise of communism in Eastern Europe.
ISBN
074253023

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Collection Call Number Volume Info Shelving Location Public Note
BookOSA Archivum LibraryReference collection943.704 ABRReference-

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