Velvet revolutions. An oral history of Czech society /

This book investigates how values such as freedom, work, family, free time, and politics changed in Czech society in the two decades before and after the November 1989 Velvet Revolution. Miroslav Vanek and Pavel M?cke use public opinion polls as well as 300 interviews with Czech citizens to create a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vanek, Miroslav
Otros Autores: Mücke, Pavel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Corby : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Colección:Oxford oral history series.
Temas:
Since 1945
Communism > Social aspects > Czechoslovakia > History.
Post-communism > Czech Republic > History.
Interviews > Czech Republic.
Social values > Czech Republic > History.
Social change > Czech Republic > History.
Oral history > Czech Republic.
Postcommunisme > République tchèque > Histoire.
Entretiens > République tchèque.
Valeurs sociales > République tchèque > Histoire.
Histoire orale > République tchèque.
Communism > Social aspects
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Interviews
Oral history
Post-communism
Social change
Social conditions
Social values
Czechoslovakia > History > 1945-1992.
Czech Republic > History > 1993-
Czech Republic > Social conditions.
Czechoslovakia > History > Velvet Revolution, 1989 > Influence.
Tchécoslovaquie > Histoire > 1945-1992.
République tchèque > Histoire > 1993-
République tchèque > Conditions sociales.
Tchécoslovaquie > Histoire > 1989 (Révolution de velours) > Influence.
Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Velvet Revolutions; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments: The Privilege of Listening to the Voices of Memory; Introduction; 1 I Want to Be Free! Civil and Political Rights; 2 Transforming the Family In Socialism; 3 Friends and Others: How Czechs Evaluate Foreigners and Foreign Countries; 4 Education-Gateway to Success; 5 From Mandatory Employment to Unemployment; 6 The Meaning of Free Time: Work, Family, and Leisure; 7 Us and Them; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Photographs by Jindřich Štreit; Appendix 2: Our Narrators; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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