Communist Czechoslovakia, 1945-89 : a political and social history

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    • McDermott, Kevin

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Communist Czechoslovakia, 1945-89 : a political and social history

Kevin McDermott

（European history in perspective）

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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"Few Europeans in the twentieth century have been subject to the repeated buffetings by foreign powers, ideologically driven transformations and internal upheaval of the Czechs and the Slovaks. The period of Communist rule was complex, and those who gleefully overthrew the regime in 1989 were the very grandchildren of those who had voted for Communism with hope in the free elections of 1946. This concise account includes both political and social history, analysing half a century of Communism from at all strata of society. Kevin McDermott is equally intrigued by those in power and ordinary citizens, asking what motivates a young Czech worker-believer to join the Communist Party in the early 1950s, enroll in the People's Militia and remain in the party during the dark years of 'normalisation,' yet end up welcoming the tearing down of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Using Czech and Slovak archival sources and the most recent historiography, McDermott challenges the still dominant 'totalitarian' paradigm and argues tha

収録内容

  • Abbreviations and Glossary of Terms
  • Glossary of Leading Figures
  • Presidents of the Czechoslovak Republic, 1945-89
  • Timeline : 1945-89
  • A Note on Czech Pronunciation
  • Introduction: Communist Czechoslovakia in Historical Perspective
  • 1. Communism on the Road to Power, 1945-48
  • 2. Stalinism Reigns, 1948-53
  • 3. Social Crisis and the Limits of Reform, 1953-67
  • 4. Czechoslovak Spring, 1968-69
  • 5. Everyday Normalisation, 1969-88
  • 6. 1989 : The Demise of Communism
  • Conclusion: Into the Dustbin of History?

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Few Europeans in the twentieth century have been subject to the repeated buffetings by foreign powers, ideologically driven transformations and internal upheaval of the Czechs and the Slovaks. The period of Communist rule was complex, and those who gleefully overthrew the regime in 1989 were the very grandchildren of those who had voted for Communism with hope in the free elections of 1946. This concise account includes both political and social history, analysing half a century of Communism from at all strata of society. Kevin McDermott is equally intrigued by those in power and ordinary citizens, asking what motivates a young Czech worker-believer to join the Communist Party in the early 1950s, enrol in the People's Militia and remain in the party during the dark years of 'normalisation', yet end up welcoming the tearing down of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Using Czech and Slovak archival sources and the most recent historiography, McDermott challenges the still dominant 'totalitarian' paradigm and argues that the forty year communist experience in Czechoslovakia cannot simply be dismissed as a Soviet-imposed aberration.

目次

Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Glossary of Terms Glossary of Leading Figures Presidents of the Czechoslovak Republic, 1945-89 Timeline 1945-89 A Note on Czech Pronunciation Introduction: Communist Czechoslovakia in Historical Perspective 1. Communism on the Road to Power, 1945-482 Stalinism Reigns, 1948-533 Social Crisis and the Limits of Reform, 1953-674 Czechoslovak Spring, 1968-695 Everyday Normalisation, 1969-886 1989: The Demise of Communism Conclusion: Into the Dustbin of History? Notes Bibliography Index.

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