Velvet Revolution

Czechoslovakia, 1988-1991

AvBernard Wheaton

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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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 first

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367319052

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Bernard Wheaton

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Part 1 The long decay of the Communist system in Czechoslovakia: normalization and Soviet foreign policy - Brezhnev to Gorbachev; the Czechoslovak regime in crisis - August 1988 to October 1989. Part 2 The November Revolution: Black Friday; the toppling of the Stalinists; the collapse of the old regime; reflections on the Revolution. Part 3 The foundations of the post-Communist state: the establishment of democratic structures - January to June; the process of transition - June 1990 to March 1991; postscript - March 1991 to January 1992.