Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 344 g
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 344 g
Reihe: LSE Monographs in International Studies
ISBN: 978-0-521-07793-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
The Slovak Dilemma is a case-study in nationalism. Accepting the view that the four and a half million Slovaks who inhabit the eastern part of Czechoslovakia are a separate Slav ethnic group, Dr Steiner describes their position in Czechoslovak history, their role in political life, the extraordinary persistence and continuing frustration of their national aspirations. After a brief survey of the history of the Slovaks under Hungarian rule, Dr Steiner examines their position in the democratic Czechoslovak Republic which was established in 1918. He analyses the causes of Slovak discontent and shows that although the new constitution granted full expression to Slovak culture, it limited complete development of Slovak national rights. Nevertheless he suggests that Slovak separatism played little part in the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia in 1938 and that the real attitude of the people towards Hitler's puppet Slovak State was eloquently expressed in their tragic rising against it in August 1944.
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1. The Slovaks as a Nation; 2. The First Czechoslovak Republic; 3. Slovakia: 1918-38; 4. After Munich; 5. The National Policy of the Czechoslovak Communist Party; 6. The Struggle in Exile; 7. The Slovak National Uprising; 8. After the Liberation; 9 The Road to February; 10. The Dark Fifties; 11. The Impact of the Twentieth Congress; 12. The Revolt of the Slovak Intellectuals; 13. The Historical Argument; 14 The Economic Argument; 15. The Debate Continues; 16. Before the Storm; 17. The Open Clash; 18. The Beginning of the Revolution; 19. The New Communist Manifesto; 20. The Slovak Response; 21. The Aftermath of the Invasion; 22. The Federal Republic; 23. Husak's New Role; 24. Epilogue.
