1st Edition
The Power of the Powerless Citizens Against the State in Central Eastern Europe
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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Books of great political insight and novelty always outlive their time of birth and this reissued work, initially published in 1985, is no exception. Written shortly after the formation of Charter 77, the essays in this collection are among the most original and compelling pieces of political writing to have emerged from central and Eastern Europe during the whole of the post-war period. Václav... Read more
Editor's preface, Introduction, The power of the powerless, 2 Spiritual values, independent initiatives and politics, 3 Catholicism and politics, 4 On the question of Chartism, 5 The human rights movement and social progress, 6 Prospects for democracy and socialism in eastern Europe, 7 Chartism and 'real socialism', 8 Who really is isolated?, 9 The alternative community as revolutionary avant-garde, 10 Thoughts inside a tightly-corked bottle, 11 On not living in hatred, 6 The Power of the Powerless, Appendix Charter 77 Declaration, Notes on Czechoslovak contributors
Biography
Vaclav Havel, John Keane
