Rick Fawn is senior lecturer in International Relations at the University of St Andrews and editor of Ideology and National Identity in Post-Communist Foreign Policies. He is the author of The Czech Republic: A Nation of Velvet. Jiri Hochman was a leading journalist in Czechoslovakia who now lives in the United States after having been forced to leave during the repressive aftermath of the Prague Spring reforms of 1968. Among his numerous publications is The Failure of Collective Security, 1934-1938, and he co-authored, with Alexander Dubcek, the autobiography of this leader of the Prague Spring, which has been translated into 16 languages.
This volume is an excellent update to the previous edition....
Recommended.
*CHOICE, July 2010*
Originally authored by scholar Hochman, this second edition is
updated and expanded by more than 100 pages by Fawn (senior
lecturer, University of St. Andrews). The arrangement of the
dictionary remains the same. Included are a chronology (seventh
centuryBCE to April 2009), two maps, an 18-page introduction
focused on Czech history, four appendixes that include items such
as dates and names of governing officials and the human rights
document ?Text of Charter 77,? and a 39-page bibliography organized
bytime period (e.g., ?Foundation of Czechoslovakia?) and theme
(e.g., ?Music?). The bibliography also notes key journals and Web
sites. The dictionary portion of the text takes up more than 290
pages and includes entries on key figures of Czech society;
important towns, cities, and regions; architecture; key documents;
historic events; organizations; and a diverse mix of general topics
that should appeal to readers seeking succinct introductions to
various aspects of Czech society. Examples include Agriculture,
Banking and monetary systems, Communications, Health care,
Literature, Music, Press, Religion, Transportation, and Women.
Entry length varies from a few sentences (such as the entry on
politician Libu?e Bene?ová) to several pages (such as the
4-page
*Booklist, June 2010*
Originally authored by scholar Hochman, this second edition is
updated and expanded by more than 100 pages by Fawn (senior
lecturer, University of St. Andrews). The arrangement of the
dictionary remains the same. Included are a chronology (seventh
century BCE to April 2009), two maps, an 18-page introduction
focused on Czech history, four appendixes that include items such
as dates and names of governing officials and the human rights
document “Text of Charter 77,” and a 39-page bibliography organized
by time period (e.g., “Foundation of Czechoslovakia”) and theme
(e.g., “Music”). The bibliography also notes key journals and Web
sites.
The dictionary portion of the text takes up more than 290 pages and
includes entries on key figures of Czech society; important towns,
cities, and regions; architecture; key documents; historic events;
organizations; and a diverse mix of general topics that should
appeal to readers seeking succinct introductions to various aspects
of Czech society. Examples include Agriculture, Banking and
monetary systems, Communications, Health care, Literature, Music,
Press, Religion, Transportation, and Women. Entry length varies
from a few sentences (such as the entry on politician Libu?e
Bene?ová) to several pages (such as the 4-page entry on the Czech
economy). See also headings are included. Within entries, terms and
phrases in bold type point readers to related entries. Suitable for
academic and large public libraries. Also available as an
e-book.
*Booklist, June 2010*
A valuable reference work with a wide range of entries that belongs
on the shelf of any scholar in the field of Czech studies.
*Slavic and East European Journal*
An impressive compilation…. Overall the Bibliography is feature in
its own right and would form a useful starting point for anyone
undertaking non-specialist research into the history of the Czech
State…. Updating is thorough and in-depth. As well as giving a good
overview of Czech history, the volume provides a useful flavour of
the contemporary Czech State. It belongs in all libraries with an
interest in the country or the history of east and central Europe,
even where the first edition is in stock.
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