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15 octobre 2013

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9780801469428

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

2 Mo

In this social and cultural history of Czechoslovakia's "gentle revolution," James Krapfl shifts the focus away from elites to ordinary citizens who endeavored-from the outbreak of revolution in 1989 to the demise of the Czechoslovak federation in 1992-to establish a new, democratic political culture. Unique in its balanced coverage of developments in both Czech and Slovak lands, including the Hungarian minority of southern Slovakia, this book looks beyond Prague and Bratislava to collective action in small towns, provincial factories, and collective farms.Through his broad and deep analysis of workers' declarations, student bulletins, newspapers, film footage, and the proceedings of local administrative bodies, Krapfl contends that Czechoslovaks rejected Communism not because it was socialist, but because it was arbitrarily bureaucratic and inhumane. The restoration of a basic "humanness"-in politics and in daily relations among citizens-was the central goal of the revolution. In the strikes and demonstrations that began in the last weeks of 1989, Krapfl argues, citizens forged new symbols and a new symbolic system to reflect the humane, democratic, and nonviolent community they sought to create. Tracing the course of the revolution from early, idealistic euphoria through turns to radicalism and ultimately subversive reaction, Revolution with a Human Face finds in Czechoslovakia's experiences lessons of both inspiration and caution for people in other countries striving to democratize their governments.

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Publié par

Cornell University Press

Date de parution

15 octobre 2013

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9780801469428

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

2 Mo

RevolutionwithaHumanFace

Politics,Culture,andCommunityinCzechoslovakia, 1989–1992

JamesKrapﬂ

CornellUniversityPressIthacaandLondon

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850.

First published 2013 by Cornell University Press

Printed in the United States of America

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Krapﬂ, James, 1971– author. Revolution with a human face : politics, culture, and community in Czechoslovakia, 1989–1992 / James Krapﬂ. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8014-5205-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Czechoslovakia—Politics and government—1989–1992. 2. Czechoslovakia—History—Velvet Revolution, 1989. 3. Political culture—Czechoslovakia. I. Title. DB2238.7.K735 2013 943.704'3—dc23 2013012349

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Cloth printing

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Contents

ListofFigures,Maps,andTables

Acknowledgments

ListofAbbreviations

Introduction

1.TheRhetoricofRevolution

2.TheBigBangoftheSigniﬁers

3.TheIdealsofNovember

4.TheBoundariesofCommunity

5.PowerintheStreets

6.TheWillofthePeople

Conclusion

Chronology

BibliographyIndex

ix xi xvii

1 11 35 74 111 153 185 217

229 233 251

Figures,Maps,andTables

Figures1.Relativeemphasisindemandlists2.ProfessionsoflocalOFspokespersons(byself-identiﬁcation) 3.ProfessionsoflocalOFspokespersons(byeducationalcategory)4.ProfessionsofVPNspokespersonsinthePovažskáBystrica district (by educational category)

Maps 1.TheinitialdispersionofCivicForuminSlovakia2.SlovakdistrictswhereOFremainedon31December19893.EasternSlovaks’proposalforaquadripartitefederation4.DateswhentheCommunistPartylostdirectcontroloverdistrict newspapers

Tables 1.Changesinworkplaceadministration2.Degreesofunionreconstruction

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115 127 141

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161 165

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