Communist Czechoslovakia, 1945-89: A Political and Social History

by Kevin McDermott

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023021715X
• ISBN13: 9780230217157
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"