The Czech And Slovak Republics: Nation Versus State

by Carol Leff

Overview

This clear, objective introduction to the politics of Czechoslovakia and the successor Czech and Slovak Republics provides a comprehensive analysis of Czechoslovakia in the postcommunist period. Carol Leff builds a framework for understanding the dynamics of the 'triple transition': democratization, marketization, and a national transformation that

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367318406
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2019
Pages:	319
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Carol Skalnik Leff is assistant professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Table of Contents

Chronology — Introduction to a Small Country at the Crossroads of Europe — The Historical Context of Czechoslovakia's Postcommunist Transition — Czechoslovakia's First Experiment with Democracy: The Interwar Republic, 1918-1938 — Czechoslovakia Under Communism — The Domestic Politics of the Triple Transition — The Velvet Revolution of 1989 and the Politics of Democratization — National Identity and the Disintegration of Czechoslovakia — Political and National Identity Transitions in the Czech and Slovak Republics — Economic Transition in the Czech and Slovak Republics — The International Dimensions of Domestic Transformation — The Search for a New Security Order in International Realtions — Domestic Reform and Integration with the West: The Triple Transition and International Relations — Conclusion