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In quest of history : on Czech statehood and identity

Title: In quest of history : on Czech statehood and identity / Jiří Přibáň & Karel Hvížďala ; translation by Stuart Hoskins.
Author: Přibáň, Jiří, 1967-
Publication: Prague, Czech Republic : Charles University, Karolinum Press, [2019]

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Description

288 pages : illustration; 19 cm.

Summary

"In honor of the 2018 centennial of Czech independence, philosopher of law Jiří Přibán and award-winning Czech journalist Karel Hvížďala took the opportunity to examine key moments in Czech history from the ninth century to the twenty-first. Covering such a broad span of time allowed them to look into the past and question how Czechs have viewed their history at different points--and what that means for the Czech present and future. As contemporary politics drift closer towards totalitarianism, historiography from scholars and thinkers who experienced twentieth-century totalitarian regimes is more important than ever. In their spirited dialogue, Hvížďala and Přibán raise and explore these crucial issues, sharing subjects normally reserved for university seminars with the broader public." --Amazon.com.

Series Statement

Václav Havel series

Uniform Title

Hledání dějin. English
Václav Havel series.

Alternative Title

Hledání dějin.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.
Interviews.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

History and national identity -- The formation of nations and nationalism -- Law without the state and state law : from the Middle Ages to modernity -- Modern times, state sovereignty and the nation -- The nation, culture and history -- The national revival and the right to self-determination -- Cultural idealism and political realism -- The republic of educated citizens, or Masaryk's attempt at a central European utopia -- Intellectuals and politics -- Two totalitarian regimes -- From the disintegration of the state to the disintegration of the regime.

Call Number

JFC 20-541

ISBN

9788024642673
8024642670
9788024642888 (canceled/invalid)
9788024642901 (canceled/invalid)
9788024642895 (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

1129170046

Author

Přibáň, Jiří, 1967- author.

Title

In quest of history : on Czech statehood and identity / Jiří Přibáň & Karel Hvížďala ; translation by Stuart Hoskins.

Publisher

Prague, Czech Republic : Charles University, Karolinum Press, [2019]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Václav Havel series

Václav Havel series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Hvížd̕ala, Karel, 1941- author.

Hoskins, Stuart, translator.

Research Call Number

JFC 20-541

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