Paces, Cynthia. <br/><br/>
Prague Panoramas :  National Memory and Sacred Space in the Twentieth Century. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (328 pages) 
 - Russian and East European Studies ;  v.233 .
 - Russian and East European Studies .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Note on Language -- Introduction: Prague-Panoramas of History -- Chapter 1: Preserving the National Past for the Future -- Chapter 2: Art Meets Politics -- Chapter 3: Generational Approaches to National Monuments -- Chapter 4: World War I and the Jan Hus Jubilee -- List of Illustrations -- Chapter 5: Toppling Columns, Building a Capital -- Chapter 6: Catholic Czech Nationalism in the Early 1920s -- Chapter 7: Religious Heroes for a Secular State -- Chapter 8: Modern Churches, Living Cathedrals -- Chapter 9: National Heroes and Nazi Rule -- Chapter 10: God's Warriors on Vítkov Hill -- Chapter 11: Rebuilding Bethlehem Chapel -- Chapter 12: Old Symbols Oppose the New Regime -- Chapter 13: Religious and National Symbols in Post-Communist Prague -- Epilogue-New Times, New Monuments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Examines the creation of symbols of Czech national identity in the public spaces of the city during the twentieth century. These "sites of memory" were attempts to form a cohesive sense of self for a country and a people torn by war, foreign occupation, and internal strife. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780822977674 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>National monuments-Czech Republic-Prague-History-20th century.<br/>Sacred space-Czech Republic-Prague-History-20th century.<br/>Church buildings-Czech Republic-Prague-History-20th century.<br/>Collective memory-Czech Republic-Prague-History-20th century.<br/>Nationalism-Czech Republic-Prague-History-20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DB2632 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.6/909437120904