The Restoration of Order: The Normalization of Czechoslovakia 1969–1976 - Couverture souple

Šimecka, Milan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 8024658429 ISBN 13 : 9788024658421

Editeur : Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic, 2026

Synopsis

This collection of Cold War essays and reflections enthralls any reader seeking a pointed dissection of the Soviet style of government and thinking.

In an engaging style, not lacking in irony and detachment, Milan Simečka describes the process of restoring order and its result--so-called real socialism--in a brilliant analysis of the "normalization" regime in Czechoslovakia that came to power after the Soviet-led invasion that crushed the Prague Spring of 1968. These poignant reflections and essays coincided with Simečka's first-hand experience of the consequences of the time's political and cultural purges.

This second edition of Cold War classics, first written between 1975 and 1977, with a new preface from Martin Simečka and afterword from Jonathan Bolton, highlights chilling parallels with contemporary political developments and current civic and ethical questions.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Milan Simečka (1930-90) was a Czech and Slovak philosopher and literary critic persecuted by the Soviet communist regime.

Gerald Turner is a translator of Czech and was personal translator to Václav Havel, the first president of the Czech Republic.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8024658429
• ISBN 13: 9788024658421
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 300
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible