The New Slovakia
Author: Robert William Seton-Watson
Publisher:
Published: 1924
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13:
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Slovakia in History
Author: Mikuláš Teich
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-02-03
Total Pages: 435
ISBN-13: 1139494945
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUntil the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Slovakia's identity seemed inextricably linked with that of the former state. This book explores the key moments and themes in the history of Slovakia from the Duchy of Nitra's ninth-century origins to the establishment of independent Slovakia at midnight 1992–3. Leading scholars chart the gradual ethnic awakening of the Slovaks during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation and examine how Slovak national identity took shape with the codification of standard literary Slovak in 1843 and the subsequent development of the Slovak national movement. They show how, after a thousand years of Magyar-Slovak coexistence, Slovakia became part of the new Czechoslovak state from 1918–39, and shed new light on its role as a Nazi client state as well as on the postwar developments leading up to full statehood in the aftermath of the collapse of communism in 1989. There is no comparable book in English on the subject.
Czecho/Slovakia
Author: Eric Stein
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2000-01-26
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780472086283
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Modernism: The Creation of Nation-States
Author: Ahmet Ersoy
Publisher: Central European University Press
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 9637326618
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNotwithstanding the advantages of physical power, the struggle for survival among societies is not merely a matter of serial armed clashes but of the nation's spiritual resources that in the end always decide upon the victory. In Europe, there indeed exist independent countries, insignificant from the point of view of the entire civilization, and born by sheer coincidence, yet, this coincidence, this fancy, or diplomatic ploy that created them can just as easily bring them to an end---the nations that count in the political calculations are only the enlightened ones. Therefore, our nation should not merely grow in power, strengthen its character, and foster in people the feeling of love for homeland, but also---inasmuch as it is possible---breath the fresh breeze of humanity's general progress, feed it to the nation, absorb its creative energy. Until now, we have trusted and lived only in the weary conditions, conditions devoid of health-giving elements---now, as a result the nation's heart beats too slowly and its mind works too tediously. We ought to open our windows to Europe, to the wind of continental change and allow it to air our sultry home, since as not all health comes from the inside, not all disease comes from the outside.
Political Change in Post-Communist Slovakia and Croatia: From Nationalist to Europeanist
Author: S. Fisher
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-12-11
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 0230600883
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRevealing how the quest for independence and challenges of democratization created a contest between nationalists and Europeanists, two powerful forces in domestic politics, after the collapse of communism, Fisher sheds light on the nationalism and post-communist transitions.
A History of Slovakia
Author: Stanislav J. Kirschbaum
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780333681022
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this groundbreaking work, Stanislav Kirschbaum examines the Slovak contribution to European civilization in the Middle Ages, the development of a specifically Slovak consciousness in the nineteenth century, the Slovak struggle for autonomy in Czech-dominated Czechoslovakia created by the Treaty of Versailles, the problems that the first Slovak Republic faced in a Nazi-controlled Europe, and the Slovak reaction to the communist regime. Kirschbaum completes this fascinating history by examining the debate about the future of Slovakia and the events that led to independence.
Moon Over Sasova
Author: Christopher A. Shaffer
Publisher:
Published: 2021-12
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9781954163171
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn January, 1993, Christopher Shaffer moved to the newly independent post-communist Slovak Republic to teach English with Education for Democracy. This is his story about the people he met, the places he saw, and food he discovered.
Slovakia
Author: Karen Henderson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-08-29
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 1134496486
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince Slovakia achieved independent statehood at the end of 1992 it has become one of the most prosperous post-communist states. This book provides a unique and thorough introduction to Slovakia and will enable the reader to understand its multi-faceted nature. The book includes chapters on Twentieth Century History, Politics, Economy and International Relations.
Milan Rastislav Stefanik
Author: Jozef Banas
Publisher: Hybrid Global Publishing
Published: 2020-05-28
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9781951943165
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPer aspera ad astra - Through adversity to the stars Milan Rastislav Stefánik was great not only for the Slovaks, but also for the Czechs and the French. A virtuoso in life and death, a magnificent example of a man who in every act surpassed himself. A man who went to the very limits of his strength to pursue his dream despite pain and adversity. The liberation of the Slovak nation was a work worthy of the measure of this man. His life was a composite of enormous faith, iron will and noble love for his nation. In everyone there is a will to fly to the stars, but few manage to reach them. Only those whose desire is greatest can achieve this. While those lacking faith perished in the glow of street lamps, Stefánik managed to reach the stars.
