Bernard Wheaton, Zdenek Kavan

The Velvet Revolution

Czechoslovakia, 1988-1991

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The vivid portratal of the "Velvet Revolution" describes the dramatic social and political changes that heralded the downfall of the Communist leadership in Czechoslavakia. Bernard Wheaton, one of the few Western observers in the country during the nonviolent change of government in November 1989, and Zdenek Kavan, himself a Czech, interweave firsthand description with interviews of student leaders, press accounts, and scholarly analysis of the historical antecedents of the revolution to bring the extraordinary events of 1989 to life. The authors also trace the evolution of change in Czechoslovakia, weighing the importance of the May 1990 elections and assessing political and social prospects for the future. The narrative is enriched with political cartoons and photographs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780813312040
• ISBN-10: 0813312043
• Artikelnr.: 21616905

Autorenporträt

Bernard Wheaton

Inhaltsangabe

A Rough Guide to the Pronunciation of Czech and Slovak
The Long Decay of the Communist System in Czechoslovakia
Normalization and Soviet Foreign Policy: Brezhnev to Gorbachev
The Czechoslovak Regime in Crisis: August 1988 to October 1989
The November Revolution
Black Friday
The Toppling of the Stalinists
The Collapse of the Old Regime
Reflections on the Revolution
The Foundations of the Post
Communist State
The Establishment of Democratic Structures: January to June 1990
The Process of Transition: June 1990 to March 1991
Postscript: March 1991 to January 1992
The Voice of the Street
Slogans of the Revolution
Documents of the Revolution
Public Opinion During the Revolution
Václav Havel
A Biographical Cameo