The Velvet Revolution : Czechoslovakia, 1988-1991 /: Czechoslovakia, 1988-1991. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bernard Wheaton and Zdeněk Kavan.
• Authors: Wheaton, Bernard; Kavan, Zdenek
• Contents: A rough guide to the pronunciation of Czech and Slovak -- List of acronyms -- Part one : The long decay of the communist system in Czechoslovakia. Normalization and Soviet foreign policy : Brezhnev to Gorbachev -- The Czechoslovak regime in crisis : August 1988 to October 1989 -- Part two : The November revolution. Black Friday -- The toppling of the Stalinists -- The collapse of the old regime -- Reflections on the revolution -- Part three : The foundations of the post-communist state. The establishment of democratic structures : January to June 1990 -- The process of transition : June 1990 to March 1991 -- Postscript : March 1991 to January 1992 -- Appendixes. The voice of the street : slogans of the revolution -- Documents of the revolution -- Public opinion during the revolution -- Vaclav Havel : a biographical cameo -- Selected bibliography -- About the book and authors.
• Publisher Details: New York : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 943.704/3; HISTORY / Europe / Germany; Politics and government; Czechoslovakia -- Politics and government -- 1968-1989; Czechoslovakia -- Politics and government -- 1989-1992; Czechoslovakia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429495762; 0429495765; 9780429975394; 0429975392; 9780429964312; 0429964315; 9780429986475; 0429986475
• Related ISBNs: 9780813312033; 9780813312040
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.