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Czechoslovakiaby Robin Shepherd
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2000; US$ 81.00Czechoslovakia, one of the most rigid and authoritarian of the former Soviet Union's satellite states, started the transition from communism with high hopes. But a decade of change has exposed the full extent of the damage wrought to the country through decades of communist rule. For one thing, the country could not hold together, splitting apart into two independent states in 1993. This book looks at the political and economic changes of two countries in transition and argues that much remains to be done before they have shaken off the legacy of a particularly harsh communist past. more...
Austria-Hungaryby Eric Roman
Infobase Publishing 2003; US$ 85.00This work provides readers with a greater understanding of the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the modern nations - Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic - that emerged as a result of the empire's demise. It includes an historical dictionary of A-Z entries. more...
Austriaby Alan Allport
Infobase Publishing 2002; US$ 30.00- Information-packed volumes provide comprehensive overviews of each nation's people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture- Abundant full-color illustrations guide the reader on a voyage of discovery- Maps reflect current political boundaries more...
CultureShock! Austriaby Susan Roraff; Julie Krejci
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.17With over three million copies in print, CultureShock! is a dynamic and indispensable range of guides covering countless destinations around the world. The series is especially intended for travellers who are looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting and who might even consider residing there. more...
CultureShock! Czech Republicby Tim Nollen
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.17CultureShock! Czech Republic allows readers to discover the rich history behind the country, from the Hapsburg era to the effect of Communism. Gain an insight into the local characteristics from the Czech love of nature to their musical inclination to their magical folklore. Be aware of social etiquette when dining in someones home or learn what to expect when attending a traditional wedding. Navigate your way around the complex Czech language, especially its 40-lettered alphabet and sometimes difficult pronunciation. Discover what you should expect to pay for your new home, what your tenant rights are and what documents are required for obtaining a work and spousal visa. Peppered throughout with useful phrases, terms and resources, CultureShock!... more...
Austria, Hungary, and the Habsburgsby R. J. W. Evans
Oxford University Press, UK 2006; US$ 50.00These elegantly written essays by the leading historian of the Austro-Hungarian empire explore the political and religious history of the Habsburg lands, Europe's only true multinational state. They illuminate key aspects of the evolution towards modern statehood and national awareness in Central Europe over more than two centuries of cultural and social transition. - ;This book address a number of interrelated themes over two hundred years and more in the political, religious, cultural, and social history of a broad but often neglected swathe of the European continent. It seeks - against the grain of conventional presentations - to apprehend the era from the later seventeenth to the later nineteenth century as a whole, and to demonstrate... more...
Talks with T. G. Masarykby Karel Capek; Michael Henry Heim
Cat Bird Press 1995; US$ 9.99Never have two such important world figures collaborated in a biography: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (18501937), the original philosopher-president who founded Czechoslovakia in 1918, and Karel Capek (18901938), the leading Czech writer of the time. Capek interviewed Masaryk over a number of years and produced a single narrative that tells Masaryk's incredible story in a voice as ordinary yet magical as the best of Capek's fictional characters. The result is a biographical work like no other, in form or in content. more...
Historical Dictionary of Austriaby Paula Fichtner
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2009; US$ 119.99This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Austria has been thoroughly updated and greatly expanded. Greater attention has been given to foreign affairs, economic institutions and policies, Austrian financial and commercial relations with the countries of the former Soviet bloc, social issues, religion, and politics. more...
Running Naked Through the Streetsby Caramine White
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2008; US$ 28.99Running Naked Through the Streets is an account of the year Dr. Caramine White lived in the former Communist country Slovakia, from August 2004-May 2005. more...