Intellectuals and the Communist Idea describes how the Communist ideology penetrated into Czech culture and politics from the dawn of the twentieth century into the late 1930s, just before the outbreak of WW II in Europe. Based mainly upon the research of contemporary primary so…
This book is a scholarly evaluation of the life, work, and influence of Jerome of Prague (ca. 1378-1416). It delineates the controversial nature of Jerome's thinking with respect to the philosophical and theological implications of divine Ideas along with religious and social re…
This book is a scholarly evaluation of the life, work, and influence of Jerome of Prague (ca. 1378-1416). It delineates the controversial nature of Jerome's thinking with respect to the philosophical and theological implications of divine Ideas along with religious and social re…
This book is a scholarly evaluation of the life, work, and influence of Jerome of Prague (ca. 1378-1416). It delineates the controversial nature of Jerome's thinking with respect to the philosophical and theological implications of divine Ideas along with religious and social re…
"This book investigates how values such as freedom, work, family, free time, and politics changed in Czech society in the two decades before and after the November 1989 Velvet Revolution"--Provided by publisher
The 'Velvet Revolution' in November 1989 brought about the collapse of the authoritarian communist regime in what was then Czechoslovakia. It also marks the beginning of the country's journey towards democracy. This book examines what the values in so-called real socialism were,…
Acknowledgements: The Privilege of Listening to the Voices of Memory -- 1. I Want to be Free! : Freedom as a Fundamental Human Value -- 2. The Family under Socialism and in the Whirlwind of Transformation -- 3. Friends and the Others : How Czechs Evaluate Foreigners and Foreign …
The Velvet Revolution in November 1989 brought about the collapse of the authoritarian communist regime in what was then Czechoslovakia, marking the beginning of the country's journey towards democracy. Though members of the elite have spoken about the transition to democracy, t…
"This book investigates how values such as freedom, work, family, free time, and politics changed in Czech society in the two decades before and after the November 1989 Velvet Revolution"--Provided by publisher. "The Velvet Revolution in November 1989 brought about the collapse…
"This book investigates how values such as freedom, work, family, free time, and politics changed in Czech society in the two decades before and after the November 1989 Velvet Revolution"--Provided by publisher. "The Velvet Revolution in November 1989 brought about the collapse…
This book investigates how values such as freedom, work, family, free time, and politics changed in Czech society in the two decades before and after the November 1989 Velvet Revolution. Miroslav Vanek and Pavel M?cke use public opinion polls as well as 300 interviews with Czech…
This collection of thirteen essays examines reactions in Eastern Europe to the Prague Spring and Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Countries covered include the Soviet Union and specific Soviet republics (Ukraine, Moldavia, the Baltic States), together with two cha…
This collection of thirteen essays examines reactions in Eastern Europe to the Prague Spring and Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Countries covered include the Soviet Union and specific Soviet republics (Ukraine, Moldavia, the Baltic States), together with two cha…