Struggle for the Soul of the Nation

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This original study revisits the critical historical and cultural debates in Czech society immediately following World War II. Bradley F. Abrams discovers that communist public figures were largely successful in controlling the discourse over the nation's recent past_the interwar First Republic and the experiences of Munich and World War II_and over its location on the East-West continuum. This success was later mirrored in the struggles over socialism, the burning political issue of the time. The communists engaged their political foes in the democratic socialist and Roman Catholic camps, and, surprisingly, found significant support from a major Protestant church. The author's careful reading of major publications of the day vividly recreates a postwar mood sympathetic to radical social change, thus casting doubt on the standard view of the communists' rise to power. A rich contribution to our understanding of Czech history, this book also raises provocative questions about the relationship between war and radical social change, the communist takeover of the region, and the role of intellectuals in public life.

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Bradley F. Abrams

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Cold War and Contemporary Understandings of the Communist Takeover of Czechoslovakia
Part 2 Part I: Czech Intellectuals Enter the Postwar World
Chapter 3 World War II and the East European Revolution
Chapter 4 Intellectuals in the Czech Environment
Chapter 5 Four Groups of Czech Intellectuals
Part 6 Part II: The Interpretation and Reinterpretation of Czech History and the Reorientation of the Czech Nation
Chapter 7 The Communist Aim: The Creation of a New Czechoslovakia
Chapter 8 The Battle Over the Recent Past I: The Experiences of Munich and World War II
Chapter 9 The Battle Over the Recent Past II: The First Republic and Tomá? G. Masaryk
Chapter 10 The Shift in Sensibilities and Generations: May 5, 1945 Versus October 28, 1918
Chapter 11 The Reorientation of National Identity: Czechs Between East and West
Part 12 Part III: The Meaning of Socialism
Chapter 13 Socialism and Communist Intellectuals: The "Czechoslovak Road to Socialism"
Chapter 14 Socialism and Democratic Socialist Intellectuals: The "New Socialist Ethos"
Chapter 15 Socialism and Roman Catholic Intellectuals: The "Fateful Struggle between Spirit and Matter"
Chapter 16 Socialism and Protestant Intellectuals: The "Kingdom of God on Earth"?
Chapter 17 Conclusion: The End of Czechoslovak Democracy and the Rise of Communism in Eastern Europe

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2005
Fachbereich:	Regionalgeschichte
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780742530249
ISBN-10:	0742530248
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Abrams, Bradley F.
Hersteller:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Bradley F. Abrams
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.01.2006
Gewicht:	0,603 kg