TY - BOOK AU - Abrams,Bradley F. TI - The struggle for the soul of the nation: Czech culture and the rise of communism T2 - The Harvard Cold War studies book series SN - 9780742568778 AV - HX528 .A25 2004eb U1 - 943.704 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - Communism and intellectuals KW - Czechoslovakia KW - Intellectuals KW - Political activity KW - Communism KW - Communisme et intellectuels KW - Tchécoslovaquie KW - Intellectuels KW - Activité politique KW - HISTORY KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Intellectual life KW - Politics and government KW - Cultuur KW - gtt KW - Communisme KW - Nationale identiteit KW - Geschiedschrijving KW - Political Science KW - hilcc KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - Socialism, Communism & Anarchism KW - 1945-1992 KW - 20th century KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Vie intellectuelle KW - 20e siècle KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-356) and index; Introduction : The Cold War and Contemporary Understandings of the Communist Takeover of Czechoslovakia -- World War Two and the East European revolution -- Intellectuals in the Czech environment -- Four groups of postwar Czech intellectuals -- The communist aim : the creation of a new Czechoslovakia -- The battle over the recent past I : the experiences of Munich and the World War II -- The battle over the recent past II : the First Republic and Tomáš G. Masaryk -- The Shift in Sensibilities and Generations : May 5, 1945, versus October 28, 1918 -- The reorientation of national identity : Czechs between East and West -- Socialism and communist intellectuals : the "Czechoslovak road to socialism" -- Socialism and democratic socialist intellectuals : the "new socialist ethos" -- Socialism and Roman Catholic intellectuals : the "fateful struggle between spirit and matter" -- Socialism and Protestant intellectuals : the Kingdom of God on earth? -- The end of Czechoslovak democracy and the rise of communism in Eastern Europe UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=250978 ER -