Description
Czechoslovakia only came into existence in 1918. But the history of the Czechs and Slovaks and the lands they inhabit goes back a long way. It is a history that is important for its own sake as well as for the legacy it gave the modern state and the understanding it brings to a study of present-day Czechoslovakia. It is also a history so rich in ma
Table of Contents
Note on the Pronunciation of Czech and Slovak Names -- Introduction -- Book One -- The Czech Lands 1849-1878 -- The Czech Lands 1878-1900 -- The Czech Lands 1900-1914 -- Slovakia 1849-1875 -- Slovakia 1875-1900 -- Slovakia 1900-1914 -- The Creation of the Czechoslovak State -- Book Two -- Establishing Czechoslovakia -- Czechoslovakia in the 1920s -- From the Wall Street Crash to Munich and Prague -- The Resurrection of Czechoslovakia -- From Liberation to Communism -- Communist Czechoslovakia -- Reform and Reaction 1968 -- Interlude
