| Description |
1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Contents |
Part, One The Long Decay of the Communist System in Czechoslovakia -- chapter 1 Normalization and Soviet Foreign Policy: Brezhnev to Gorbachev / Bernard Wheaton Zdenek Kavan -- chapter 2 The Czechoslovak Regime in Crisis: August 1988 to October 1989 / Bernard Wheaton Zdenek Kavan -- part, Two The November Revolution -- chapter 3 Black Friday / Bernard Wheaton Zdenek Kavan -- chapter 4 The Toppling of the Stalinists / Bernard Wheaton Zdenek Kavan -- chapter 5 The Collapse of the Old Regime / Bernard Wheaton Zdenek Kavan -- chapter 6 Reflections on the Revolution / Bernard Wheaton Zdenek Kavan -- part, Three The Foundations of the Post-Communist State -- chapter 7 The Establishment of Democratic Structures: January to June 1990 / Bernard Wheaton Zdenek Kavan -- chapter 8 The Process of Transition: June 1990 to March 1991 / Bernard Wheaton Zdenek Kavan -- chapter 9 Postscript: March 1991 to January 1992 / Bernard Wheaton Zdenek Kavan |
| Summary |
"The vivid portratal of the "Velvet Revolution" describes the dramatic social and political changes that heralded the downfall of the Communist leadership in Czechoslavakia. Bernard Wheaton, one of the few Western observers in the country during the nonviolent change of government in November 1989, and Zdenek Kavan, himself a Czech, interweave firsthand description with interviews of student leaders, press accounts, and scholarly analysis of the historical antecedents of the revolution to bring the extraordinary events of 1989 to life. The authors also trace the evolution of change in Czechoslovakia, weighing the importance of the May 1990 elections and assessing political and social prospects for the future. The narrative is enriched with political cartoons and photographs."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Czechoslovakia-Politics and government-1968-1989
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Czechoslovakia-Politics and government-1989-1992
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429964312 |
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0429964315 |
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9780429986475 |
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0429986475 |
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