LEADER 02569cam a2200373Ia 4500001 123967 005 20240621202157.0 008 060523s2005 mdu b 001 0 eng d 020 0742530248 |qpaperback |qalkaline paper 035 (OCoLC)ocm69195921 035 123967 049 LHMA 040 ICG |beng |erda |cICG |dLHM 090 HX528 |b.A25 2005 100 1 Abrams, Bradley F., |d1964- 245 14 The struggle for the soul of the nation : |bCzech culture and the rise of communism / |cBradley F. Abrams. 250 First paperback edition. 264 1 Lanham, Md. : |bRowman & Littlefield, |c2005. 300 viii, 363 pages ; |c22 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 The Harvard Cold War studies book series 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-356) and index. 505 0 Introduction : the Cold War and contemporary understandings of the communist takeover of Czechoslovakia -- World War II and the East European revolution -- Intellectuals in the Czech environment -- Four groups of postwar Czech intellectuals -- The communist aim : the creation of a new Czechoslovakia -- The battle over the recent past I : the experiences of Munich and World War II -- The battle over the recent past II : the First Republic and Tomá́š G. Masaryk -- The shift in sensibilities and generations : May 5, 1945, versus October 28, 1918 -- The reorientation of national identity : Czechs between East and West -- Socialism and communist intellectuals : the "Czechoslovak road to socialism" -- Socialism and democratic socialist intellectuals : the "new socialist ethos" -- Socialism and Roman Catholic intellectuals : the "fateful struggle between spirit and matter" -- Socialism and Protestant intellectuals : the "kingdom of God on earth"? -- Conclusion : the end of Czechoslovak democracy and the rise of communism in Eastern Europe. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Communism and intellectuals |zCzechoslovakia. 650 0 Intellectuals |xPolitical activity |zCzechoslovakia. 650 0 Communism |zCzechoslovakia. 651 0 Czechoslovakia |xPolitics and government |y1945-1992. 651 0 Czechoslovakia |xIntellectual life |y20th century. 830 0 Harvard Cold War studies book series. 856 |zElectronic address (http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=5361119640714) not available when searched on Dec. 10, 2018. 852 0 |bstacks |hHX528 |i.A25 2005