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Velvet Revolutions

An Oral History of Czech Society

By: Miroslav Vanek,Pavel Mücke

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Velvet Revolutions

An Oral History of Czech Society

By: Miroslav Vanek,Pavel Mücke

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, the experiences of ordinary people have largely gone untold. In Velvet Revolutions, Miroslav Vanek and Pavel Mücke examine the values of everyday citizens who lived under so-called real socialism, as well as how their values changed after the 1989 collapse. Based on 300 interviews, Vanek and Mücke give voice to everyone from farmers to managers, service workers to marketing personnel, manual laborers to members of the armed forces. Compelling and diverse, the oral histories touch upon the experience - and absence - of freedom, the value of family and friends, the experience of free time, and perceptions of foreign nations. Data from opinion polls conducted between 1970 and 2013 factor into the book's analysis, creating a well-rounded view of the ways in which popular thoughts, trends, and attitudes changed as Czech society transitioned from communism to democracy. From this rich foundation, Velvet Revolutions builds a multi-layered view of Czech history before 1989 and during the subsequent period of democratic transformation.

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Oxford University Press

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0199342733

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International Economic Integration

Limits and Prospects

By: Miroslav Jovanovic

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International Economic Integration

Limits and Prospects

By: Miroslav Jovanovic

1st edition sold very well - this one = fully updated 1st edition widely accepted as standard work on international economic integration International economic integration continues to be key issue covered by a number of courses, esp. international EC Jovanovic very well-known and respected figure

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1134711654

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Velvet Revolutions

An Oral History of Czech Society

By: Miroslav Vaněk,Pavel Mücke

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Velvet Revolutions

An Oral History of Czech Society

By: Miroslav Vaněk,Pavel Mücke

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 Mücke use public opinion polls as well as 300 interviews with Czech citizens to create a multi-layered view of Czech history before 1989 and during the subsequent period of democratic transformation.

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Transnational Moments of Change

Europe 1945, 1968, 1989

By: Gerd Rainer-Horn,Padraic Kenney

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Transnational Moments of Change

Europe 1945, 1968, 1989

By: Gerd Rainer-Horn,Padraic Kenney

Transnational Moments of Change offers a broad introduction to the methodology and practice of transnational history. To demonstrate the value of this approach, the work focuses on Europe since World War II, a period whose study particularly benefits from a transnational vantage point. Twelve distinguished contributors from around the globe offer a range of transnational approaches to three continent-wide moments of change. The work begins with a look at the close of World War Two, when liberation from Nazi occupation offered the opportunity for social and political experiment. Next, essays explore the late 1960s as generational change and political dissatisfaction rocked urban centers from Paris to Prague. Finally, the book turns to the fall of communism, a moment of revolutionary change that not only spread rapidly from country to country, but even affected and interacted with protest movements in Western Europe and elsewhere. Together, the essays provide both a new perspective on postwar Europe and a range of models for the historian interested in using the transnational approach.

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