Gebundenes Buch

Czechoslovakia and Eastern Europe in the Era of Normalisation, 1969-1989

Beschreibung

This edited collection represents the first comprehensive volume in English on the crucial, but under-explored, late period in the history of East European communism. Focusing on developments in Czechoslovakia from the crushing of the Prague Spring in August 1968 to the 'Velvet Revolution' of November 1989, the book examines a broad range of political, social and cultural issues, while also analysing external perceptions and relations. It explores the concept of 'normalisation' in historical context and brings together British, American, Czech and Slovak experts, each with their own archival research and particular interpretations. Overall, the anthology aims to assess the means by which the Prague Spring reforms were repealed and how Czechoslovakia was returned to a 'normal' communist state in line with Soviet orthodoxy. Key themes include the Communist Party and ideology; State Security; Slovak developments; 'auto-normalisation'; women and gender; cultural and intellectual currents; everyday life and popular opinion; and Czechoslovakia's political and cultural relationship with the USSR, the GDR, Poland and Yugoslavia. The volume sheds light on the process of decay of the Czechoslovak communist regime and the reasons for its ultimate collapse in 1989.

Autor

Kevin McDermott is Professor Emeritus of Modern East European History at Sheffield Hallam University.  Matthew Stibbe is Professor of Modern European History at Sheffield Hallam University.  They have jointly edited five previous volumes of essays on post-1945 Eastern Europe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-030-98270-6
• 1st edition 2022
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 588g
• ISBN-13: 9783030982706
• ISBN-10: 303098270X
• Artikelnr.: 63407004

Rezensionen

"Czechoslovakia and Eastern Europe in the Era of Normalisation, 1969-1989 is the editors' fourth such volume, and perhaps their best yet. This is because the volume's authors deftly balance the stifling aspects of normalization with the varied colorful experiences of those living in the era. In this, the book succeeds in its mission ... . Such a revolution in historical collaboration guarantees a bright future for the field." (Zachary Doleshal, Austrian History Yearbook, July 12, 2023)