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The Spirit of the Berlin Republic
The "Berlin Republic" has become the key concept of post-Cold War Germany and as such has been widely discussed inside as well as outside Germany. Symbolized by the move of the government from Bonn to Berlin it signals all the tangible and intangible changes in Germany's position in the world that have taken place during the 1990s. Well known German authors, decision-makers, and cultural leaders as well as internationally renowned experts on German affairs contribute to this volume, examining various aspects of the New Germany and its old/new capital, such as history, foreign policy, art, architecture, and culture. In this way, the reader gains a varied but comprehensive picture of Germany after unification as perceived by its neighbors, friends, and allies.
The Coasts of Bohemia
A cultural history of the Czech people, examining the significance of the small central European nation's artistic, literary, and political developments from its origins through approximately 1960.
Irreconcilable Differences?
This unique volume brings together a multi-disciplinary group of scholars as well as Czech and Slovak decisionmakers who were personally involved in the events leading up to the separation of Czechoslovakia. Asking whether the dissolution was inevitable, the contributors bring a range of different approaches and perspectives to bear on the twin problems of democratic transitions in multinational societies and ethnic separatism and its origins. The blend of analysis and insider experiences will make this book invaluable for all concerned with nationalism and ethnicity, democratization, and transitions in Eastern Europe.
Flag Wars and Stone Saints
In a new perspective on the formation of national identity in Central Europe, Wingfield analyzes what many historians have treated separately--the construction of the Czech and German nations--as a single phenomenon. Illustrations show how people absorbed, on many levels, visual clues that shaped how they identified themselves and their groups.
Prague in Black
On the heels of the Munich Agreement, Hitler’s troops marched into Prague and established the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Nazi leaders were determined to make the region entirely German. Bryant explores the origins and implementation of these plans as part of a wider history of Nazi rule and its eventual consequences for the region.
Slovakia
"From medieval times to the current day, historical accounts of Slovakia and the Slovak people have often been either sketchy, romanticized versions of a pastoral society or nationalistic, exaggerated exaltations of the past. Now Slovakia: From Samo to Dzurinda at last offers a true history of the Slovak people without prejudice: their struggle for national identity, their aspirations for independence and economic development, and their ambition to become a democratic state. The product of painstaking research by the authors - one a naturalized American from Slovakia and the other a Slovak historian - this book is the definitive volume for readers in the English language who wish to acquire ...
Nach dem »Großen Krieg«
Der Ausgang des Ersten Weltkriegs war eine »kritische Weiche« der modernen Geschichte. In kurzer Zeit verdreifachte sich die Zahl der Demokratien auf der Welt. Dem Triumph der Demokratie folgte rasch ihr Niedergang. Bis Mitte der 1930er Jahre wurde eine Demokratie nach der anderen gestürzt. Die Beträge des Bandes liefern in Form von Fallstudien und vergleichenden Analysen sozial- und geschichtswissenschaftliche Bausteine für die Antwort auf eine Kernfrage der Demokratieforschung: Welche Faktoren auf den Ebenen der sozioökonomischen Strukturen, der Institutionen und der Akteure trugen dazu bei, das Überleben und Scheitern von Demokratien in der Zwischenkriegszeit zu erklären?
