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A masterpiece of scholarship
The collaborative effort of Dusan Skvarna, Julius Bartl, Viliam Cicaj, Maria Kohutova, Robert Letz, and Vladimir Seges, Slovak History: Chronology & Lexicon is a highly methodical presentation of Slovak history, ranging from primeval times to 2000 A.D., while highlighting and summarizing key historical events throughout the descending centuries. Also included is a concisely written and plainly presented lexicon of historical figures and terms key to Slovakia. Enhanced with appendices providing genealogies and leadership lists for ruling royal dynasties and republican regimes, Slovak History is a masterpiece of scholarship. Deftly translated into English by David Daniel and prepared for an American readership by English Language Editor Albert Devine, Slovak History is a tautly written reference excellent for basic research and quick lookup of facts. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chronology    2. Dictionaries    3. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    4. Eastern Europe - Czechoslovakia    5. Europe - Former Soviet Republics    6. History    7. History - General History    8. History: World    9. Slovakia    10. Study & Teaching    11. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)   

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An excellent well researched resource
This is a well researched and easy to read resource.It comprises a series of translated documents including official announcements, public documents and personal records that cover a wide range of Jewish life and points of view.Most of the excerpts are only a few pages long which saves it from becoming just another boring history book.
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Subjects:  1. Czechoslovakia    2. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    3. Ethnic relations    4. History    5. History Of Jews    6. History: World    7. Intellectual life    8. Jews    9. Judaism - General    10. Religion - Judaism    11. Sources    12. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)    13. Germany    14. Jewish studies    15. Social history   

Subjects:  1. 1989-    2. Europe, Eastern    3. Government - Comparative    4. History & Theory - General    5. Political Process - Political Parties    6. Political Science    7. Political parties    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Politics and government    10. Politics/International Relations    11. Post-communism    12. Representative government and    13. Representative government and representation    14. Central Europe    15. Czech Republic    16. Hungary    17. Poland    18. Political structures: democracy    19. Slovakia   

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A Beautiful Book
Maria Bauer paints a picture of a bygone time in beautiful word pictures.Her life story is as dramatic and colorful as any I have ever read.Brava!

A life, a century, a masterpiece
A window on the 20th century (told largely in flashback) but beautiful, beautiful, beautiful; artfulness concealing art.If you like Proust, or if he sounds too forbidding, or if you've never even heard of him, this book is for YOU; you'll wolf it down.If it's really still in print, BUY IT NOW; you'll want to pass it on to your friends... PS I had never heard of Maria Bauer until I stumbled across this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1919-    2. Bauer, Maria K.,    3. Biography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    7. General    8. Prague (Czech Republic)    9. Social life and customs    10. Bauer, Maria K    11. Biography & Autobiography / Historical   

Subjects:  1. 1945-1992    2. Czechoslovakia    3. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    4. History    5. History & Theory - General    6. History - General History    7. History: World    8. Intervention, 1968    9. Modern - 20th Century    10. Political History    11. Political Science    12. Politics and government    13. Sources    14. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    15. Former Czechoslovakia    16. International relations    17. Revolutions & coups    18. c 1960 to c 1970   

Subjects:  1. 1945-1992    2. Czechoslovakia    3. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    4. Ethnic relations    5. History & Theory - General    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Politics and government    8. Politics/International Relations    9. Separatist Movements    10. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    11. Former Czechoslovakia    12. Nationalism   

Subjects:  1. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    2. Eastern Europe - General    3. History    4. History - General History    5. History: World    6. Eastern Europe    7. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Czech Republic    3. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    4. History - Europe    5. History - General History    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. People & Places - Europe    8. EU (European Union)    9. Encyclopaedias & Reference Works    10. Social history   

Subjects:  1. (Tomas Garrigue),    2. (Tomâaés Garrigue),    3. 1850-1937    4. Central Europe - History    5. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    6. History - General History    7. Masaryk, T. G    8. Masaryk, T. G.    9. Political and social views    10. Politics/International Relations    11. Central Europe    12. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)   

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A complex man from the land of Svejk
Ever since Vaclav Havel appeared on the scene I have been intrigued by his persona, especially when it came to his popularity with the West compared to the relative insignificance of our post-communist leaders (i.e. of Hungary). This book finally provided the answer, although as it turns out it is not an easy one. Havel is as complex as Central-Europe itself or even more so; and his inscrutability or ambiguous character made a definitely Svejkian impression on me. Pontuso makes a very good job to explain the complexities of this Central-European character, including his traits as philosopher, politician and playwright. I particularly enjoyed his crash-course on Martin Heidegger (whose philosophy greatly influenced Havel) whose philosophical views eluded me until now. Pontuso's clear writing on the subject finally clarified for me the major issues that bugged Mr. Heidegger during most his career. Havel's charisma is palpable throughout the book, although I had the impression that Havel had a sheltered upbringing and despite his inprisonment he did not lose his idealism. The latter is notan unequivocal virtue in Central-Europe where we have been subjected to a huge overdose of it already during the last century. All the more significant that Mr. Havel managed to keep both that and his integrity and remained a popular leader during his tenure as president.
Havel Without Zappa

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Subjects:  1. Continental European    2. Contributions in political sci    3. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    4. Eastern Europe - Czechoslovakia    5. Essays    6. Government - Comparative    7. Havel, Vaclav    8. History & Theory - General    9. History - General History    10. Philosophy    11. Political Science    12. Politics / Current Events    13. Politics/International Relations    14. Presidents & Heads of State    15. Responsibility    16. Political Science / History & Theory   

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Foundations of Political Theory First Book Honorable Mention
This book has been awarded one of two Honorable Mentions for the 2001 Best First Book Prize from the Foundations of Political Theory division of the American Political Science Association. The citation reads as follows: Students of Czech history: read this book now!
This highly readable book is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in the roots of the dissident movement in communist Czechoslovakia.Tucker describes the philosophical heritage of key members of Charter 77 with amazing clarity.He also does a great job of explaining the political and historical context of their thoughts.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1968-1989    2. 1993-    3. 20th century    4. Czech Republic    5. Czechoslovakia    6. Dissenters    7. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    8. History & Theory - General    9. Philosophy, Czech    10. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    11. Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism    12. Political Science    13. Politics - Current Events    14. Politics / Current Events    15. Politics and government    16. Politics/International Relations    17. Former Czechoslovakia    18. Revolutions & coups    19. Social & political philosophy    20. c 1970 to c 1980    21. c 1980 to c 1990    22. c 1990 to c 2000   

Subjects:  1. 1884-1948    2. Benes, Edvard,    3. Beneés, Edvard,    4. Czechoslovakia    5. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    6. History - General History    7. World War, 1914-1918    8. Benes, Edvard   

Subjects:  1. Constitutional History    2. Constitutions    3. Czechoslovakia    4. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    5. Federal government    6. Government - International    7. History    8. Nationalism    9. Political Science    10. Politics / Current Events    11. Politics/International Relations    12. Czech Republic    13. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    14. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT    15. Political Science / General    16. Slovakia   

Subjects:  1. 1945-1992    2. Biography    3. Czechoslovakia    4. Diplomats    5. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    6. Eastern Europe - General    7. Eastern Europe - History    8. History    9. History - General History    10. History: World    11. Homes and haunts    12. Political History    13. Politics and government    14. Skoug, Kenneth N    15. Skoug, Kenneth N.    16. United States    17. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    18. Former Czechoslovakia    19. Germany    20. History / Europe / General    21. International relations    22. Political control & freedoms    23. c 1960 to c 1970   

Subjects:  1. Eastern Europe - General    2. History - General History    3. Austria    4. Hungary    5. Slovakia    6. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    5. Historical - General    6. Personal Memoirs    7. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)    8. Former Czechoslovakia   

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Good book for everyone, who's knows what is all about
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Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Czechoslovakia    3. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    4. Emigration & Immigration    5. Europe - General    6. Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    7. Foreign countries    8. Foreign relations    9. History    10. History - General History    11. History: World    12. Prague    13. Russians    14. Soviet Union    15. History / General   

Subjects:  1. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    2. General    3. History    4. History - General History    5. History: World    6. Czech Republic    7. European history: Second World War    8. History / General    9. Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects   

Subjects:  1. Eastern Europe - Czech Republic & Slovakia    2. History - General History    3. Philosophy   

Subjects:  1. History    2. History: American    3. Slovakia