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Additional authors

1. Štefanský, Michal

Description

1. 400 pages; 22 cm.

Summary

1. "Czechoslovakia played an important role within the Soviet bloc, yet its history remains under-researched. This monograph blends historical analysis of the superpowers' foreign policies with an assessment of their impact on Czechoslovakia and its position within the Soviet bloc. The book thereby places Czechoslovakia on the map of Cold War history, i.e. the era of 'mutually assured destruction' that lasted almost half a century. It provides a lucid introduction to some milestones in international Cold War history in their relation to Czecho-Slovak history. The book's novel contribution is to explain Czechoslovakia's domestic situation during the Cold War from the 'outside'. Drawing on extensive source materials of Slovak, Czech, American, and Russian provenance, it provides a more comprehensive understanding of postwar Czecho-Slovak history while also contributing to general knowledge about the nature and impact of the Cold War."--Back cover.

Series statement

1. Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society (SPPS), 1614-3515 ; vol. 201

Uniform title

1. Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 201.

Alternative title

1. Age of fear : the Cold War and its influence on Czechoslovakia 1945-1968

Subject

1. Cold War (1945-1989)
2. 1945-1992
3. Cold War > Social aspects > Czechoslovakia
4. Social aspects
5. Czechoslovakia > History > 1945-1992
6. Czechoslovakia

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. Introduction -- The Birth of the Cold War -- The Superpowers' Notions of the Postwar Arrangement of Europe and the World -- The San Francisco Conference : Czechoslovakia and the Foundation of the UN -- The Cold War : First Milestones -- The Coup d'État in Czechoslovakia and its Consequences -- Germany Divided : The Reality of the Cold War -- The Militarization of the Cold War -- The Korean War and the Growth of Military Expenditures -- The Information Blockade -- Escaping to Freedom -- The Warsaw Pact, 1955-1962 -- The Soviet Bloc in Crisis -- The Polish Crisis and the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 -- The Berlin Crisis and Its Impact on Czechoslovakia -- Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- Conflict inside the Bloc : the Czechoslovak Crisis of 1968 -- The New Front of the Cold War -- The Vietnam War -- Czechoslovak Aid during the Vietnam War -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Archival sources -- Literature -- About the Authors.

Call number

1. JFD 20-978

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-397).

Author

1. Michálek, Slavomír, 1961- author.

Title

1. Age of fear : Cold War and its influence on Czechoslovakia, 1945-1968 / Slavomír Michálek, Michal Štefanský.

Publisher

1. Stuttgart : Ibidem Verlag, [2019]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society (SPPS), 1614-3515 ; vol. 201
2. Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 201.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-397).

Chronological term

1. 1945-1992

Added author

1. Štefanský, Michal, author.

Cover title

1. Age of fear : the Cold War and its influence on Czechoslovakia 1945-1968

ISBN

1. 9783838212852 paperback
2. 3838212851 paperback

Research call number

1. JFD 20-978