Research Catalog

Title

Political action in Václav Havel's thought : the responsibility of resistance / Delia Popescu.

Author

Popescu, Delia, 1978-

Publication

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.

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Details

Description

xix, 163 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

"This book explores the account of responsibility supported by the work of Vaclav Havel, anti-communist dissident, playwright, former President of the Czech Republic, and political thinker. Havel's work stands as a remarkable articulation of responsible action under the extreme circumstances of Eastern European totalitarianism, but the value of his inquiry extends beyond that time and place"--

Subject

• Havel, Václav > Criticism and interpretation
• Havel, Václav > Political and social views
• LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Eastern (see also Russian & Former Soviet Union)
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism & Socialism
• LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-158) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The choice to write -- Post-totalitarianism: Havel's new concept of power -- The bridge of excuses: unraveling identity in Havel's plays -- Between modernity and responsibility -- The breakdown in rradition: anti-politics in Havel's political thought -- The Dorian Gray image of modern times.

ISBN

• 9780739149577 (hardback)
• 0739149571 (hardback)
• 9780739149591 (ebook)
• 0739149598 (ebook)

LCCN

^^2011036214

OCLC

• 748331448
• SCSB-11846098

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library