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An overview of a European country of great natural beauty, emphasizing its rich cultural traditions.
A look at the country and people of Slovakia.
Slovakia: The Heart of Europe is a lavishly illustrated introduction to a people and culture rich in spirit and history. Located in the geographical center of Europe, the Slovak Republic is characterized by a bountiful landscape, colorful culture, and a history dating back to the fifth century. The authors dedicate this book "to everyone who was born here and also to those who have never seen the country of their grandfathers and fathers, to all those who live all around the world may sometime return to Slovakia." Slovakia is called the Heart of Europe. In this book you can read about what is in this Heart of Europe, presented as a colorful depiction of Slovakia: its arts, its architecture, its cities, its songs, its holiday celebrations, its leaders, its mountains, its past, present, and aspirations.
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A chronology of Slovak history from the earliest times through the end of 2000.
Little contemporary scholarship on Slovak history exists in English. This title fills an important gap in historiography about events throughout Central Europe over the last fourteen centuries. It presents the history of Slovakia in terms of the latest scholarship and in the context of on-going historical debate about Slovak history and its presentation in post-socialist world. Extensive footnotes by scholars, 350 color illustrations, Index, Bibliography, Foreword and Epilogue.
The book is a collaborative document: nine papers written by Slovakia's president Rudolf Schuster and eight of his high level government officials, with commentaries by eight North American scholars.
In 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.