Battle for the castle the myth of Czechoslovakia in Europe, 1914-1948

Since 1918, Czechoslovakia has been known as East-Central Europe's most devoted democracy, an outpost of Western values in the East. While the country has had more democratic experience than its neighbors, this book argues that the claim that Czechs are 'native democrats' emerged from...

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Main Author: Orzoff, Andrea
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2009, c2009
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Since 1918, Czechoslovakia has been known as East-Central Europe's most devoted democracy, an outpost of Western values in the East. While the country has had more democratic experience than its neighbors, this book argues that the claim that Czechs are 'native democrats' emerged from nationalist myth
Physical Description:336 p. ill
ISBN:9780199867592