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A History of Slovakia: The Struggle for Survivalby Stanislav J. Kirschbaum
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Editorial ReviewsProduct Description A new edition of the standard work on Slovakia's fascinating history This classic book offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of Slovakia, from its establishment on the Danubian Plain to the present. While paying tribute to Slovakia's resilience and struggle for survival, it describes: - Contributions to European civili-zation in the Middle Ages - Development of Slovak conscious-ness in response to Magyarization - Struggle for autonomy in Czechoslovakia after the Treaty of Versailles - Resistance to a Nazi-controlled Europe - Reac-tion to Communism - The creation of the second Slovak Republic.Now fully updated to the present day, the book examines the vagaries of Slovak post-Communist politics that led to Slovakia's membership in NATO and the European Union. |