1st Edition

A History of Czechoslovakia Since 1945

By Hans Renner Copyright 1989
214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1989, A History of Czechoslovakia Since 1945 is a comprehensive account of Czechoslovakia under Communist rule, tracing events from 1945 to 1990. The author focuses on the last twenty years in particular, when the Prague Spring offered a brief period of liberalization, but was followed by harder times, with the hope of change fading, and society becoming paralyzed. Dr. Renner... Read more

Preface Acknowledgements 1. The communist take-over 2. Between revolution and revolt 3. The ancient regime in decline 4. The Prague spring 5. Military intervention and the new reality 6. The process of normalization 7. Czechoslovakia in the late Brezhnev era 8. Opposition under the rule of Gustav Husak 9. From Husak to Jakes Notes Bibliography Index

Biography

Hans Renner