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A Country Study: Czechoslovakia (Former)
Library of Congress Call Number
DB2011 .C93 1989
Czechoslovakia (Former)
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface
Country Profile
Country
Geography
Society
Economy
Transportation and Communications
Government and Politics
National Security
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Historical Setting
(Zenon E. Kohut)
Early History
First Political Units
Magyar Invasion
Bohemian Kingdom
Foundation
Growth
Golden Age
Hussite Movement
Hapsburg Rule, 1526-1867
The Hapsburgs and the Czechoslovak Lands
Hapsburg Absolutism and the Bohemian Estates
Initial Clash
Decisive Battle
Consequences of Czech Defeat
Enlightened Absolutism
National Revival
Revolutions of 1848
The Dual Monarchy, 1867-1918
Formation of the Dual System
Austria and the Czechs
Hungary and the Slovaks
The Czechoslovak Idea
World War I
The Emergence of Subcarpathian Ruthenia (Carpatho- Ukraine)
The Czechoslovak Republic, 1918-39
Features of the New State
Czechoslovak Democracy
The Constitution of 1920
Political Parties
Problem of Dissatisfied Nationalities
Slovak Autonomy
Conflict in Subcarpathian Ruthenia (Carpatho-Ukraine)
Sudetenland
Benes's Foreign Policy
Munich
Second Republic, 1938-39
The War Years, 1939-45
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Government-in-Exile
Czech Resistance
Slovak Republic
Slovak Resistance
Soviet Annexation of Carpatho-Ukraine (Subcarpathian Ruthenia)
Minorities and Population Transfers
Communist Czechoslovakia
Third Republic and the Communist Takeover
Stalinization
The Reform Movement
The Prague Spring, 1968
Intervention
Normalization
Preserving the Status Quo
Dissent and Independent Activity
Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment
(Helen Fedor and Mark W. Gould)
Geography and Environment
Topography and Drainage
Bohemia
Moravia
Slovakia
Climate
Demography
Population
Urbanization and Migration
Housing
Emigration
Ethnic Groups
Czechs
Slovaks
Others
Language
Social Groups
Workers
Agricultural Workers
Intelligentsia
Writers and Artists
Associations
The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Trade Unions
Youth Organizations
The Family
Religion
Health and Social Welfare
Education
Chapter 3 - The Economy
(Becky A. Gates)
Resource Base
Labor Force
Economic Structure and its Control Mechanisms
Economic Policy and Performance
Mining and Energy
Industry
Agriculture
Transportation
Banking and Finance
Foreign Trade
The Eight Five-Year Plan, 1986-90
Chapter 4 - Government and Politics
(Cathleen A. Campbell)
Political Setting
Geopolitical Considerations
Ethnic Considerations
The 1968 Invasion
The Policy of Normalization
A Climate of Orthodoxy
The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
National Organization
Lower-Level Organization
Membership and Training
Auxiliary Parties, Mass Oganizations, and Mass Media
Constitutional Development
Government Structure
The Legislature
The Executive Branch
The Judiciary
Republic and Lower Administrative Levels
Electoral System
Popular Political Expression
Reaction to Normalization
Charter 77
Religious Activists
Foreign Relations
Policy Making and Administration
Relations with Communist Nations
Relations with Noncommunist Nations and Multilateral Ties
Chapter 5 - National Security
(Kenneth E. Nyirády)
Armed Forces: Historical and Political Setting
Historical Background and Traditions
To 1918
The Establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic
Munich and After
The Communists Take Over
The Fraternal Invasion
"Normalization"
Government and Party Control
Soviet Influence
Loyalties
Soviet Central Group of Forces in Czechoslovakia
External Threats to National Security
Armed Forces
Ground Forces
Air Force
Manpower
Education and Training
Conscript Training
Specialized and Officer Training
Premilitary Training
Paramilitary Training
Uniforms and Rank Insignia
Internal Security and Public Order
The National Security Corps
People's Militia
Border Guard
Criminal Justice System
Incidence of Crime
General Crime
Drinking and Drugs
Penal Code
Criminal Procedure Code
Penal System
Police Repression
Appendices
Appendix B. The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
(Malinda K. Goodrich)
Appendix C. The Warsaw Pact
(Karl Wheeler Soper)
Appendix D. Manifesto of Chapter 77
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