Slovakia in History

Unique exploration of the key moments and themes in Slovakia's history, from its ninth-century origins to its rebirth in 1993.

Autorentext
MIKULAS TEICH is Emeritus Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge and Honorary Professor, Vienna University of Technology (Technische Universitat Wien). His publications include work on the history of chemistry, biomedical sciences and biotechnology; social, economic and national aspects of scientific and technical developments; and Slavica. dUSAN KOVA is Vice-President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and President of the Slovak National Committee of Historians. His previous publications include include D jiny Slovenska (History of Slovakia, Prague, 1998). Martin D. Brown is Assistant Professor of International History at Richmond, the American International University in London. His previous publications include Dealing with Democrats: The British Foreign Office's Relations with the Czechoslovak Emigres in Great Britain, 1939-1945 (Frankfurt on Main, 2006).

Zusammenfassung
In this unique book in the English language, leading scholars explore the key moments and themes in Slovakia's history. Charting how Slovak national identity took shape from the Duchy of Nitra's ninth-century origins to the establishment of independent Slovakia at midnight 1992-3, they chart the ethnic awakening of the Slovak people.

Inhalt
1. Slovakia, the Slovaks and their history Duan Ková ; 2. The Duchy of Nitra Ján Steinhübel; 3. The beginnings of the nobility in Slovakia Ján Lukäka; 4. Medieval towns Vladimír Sege; 5. Renaissance and humanist tendencies in Slovakia Eva Frimmová; 6. The period of religious disturbances in Slovakia Viliam i aj; 7. The Enlightenment and the beginnings of the modern Slovak nation Eva Kowalská; 8. Slovak Slavism and Pan-Slavism udovít Haraksim; 9. The Slovak political programme: from Hungarian patriotism to the Czecho-Slovak state Duan Ková ; 10. Slovakia in Czechoslovakia (1918 38) Natália Kraj ovi ová; 11. Slovakia from the Munich conference to the declaration of independence Valerián Bystrický; 12. The Slovak state, 1939 45 Ivan Kamenec; 13. The Slovak question and the resistance movement during the Second World War Jan Rychlík; 14. The Slovak National Uprising: the most dramatic moment in the nation's history Vilém Pre an; 15. The Slovak question, 1945 8 Michal Barnovský; 16. Czechoslovakism in Slovak history Elisabeth Bakke; 17. The Magyar minority in Slovakia before and after the Second World War tefan utaj; 18. The establishment of totalitarianism in Slovakia after the February coup of 1948 and the culmination of mass persecution, 1948 53 Jan Peek; 19. Slovakia and the attempt to reform socialism in Czechoslovakia, 1963 9 Stanislav Sikora; 20. Slovakia's position within the Czecho-Slovak federation, 1968 70 Jozef atkuliak; 21. Slovakia under communism, 1948 89: controversial developments in the economy, society and culture Miroslav Londák and Elena Londáková; 22. The fall of communism and the establishment of an independent Slovakia Michal tefanský; 23. Afterword: Slovakia in history Mikulá Teich.

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