Worlds of Dissent : Charter 77, the Plastic People of the Universe, and Czech Culture under Communism.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780674064836
- Charta 77 (Group)-History
- Plastic People of the Universe-History
- Dissenters-Czechoslovakia-History
- Dissenters-Europe, Central-History-20th century
- Dissenters-Europe, Eastern-History-20th century
- Civil rights movements-Czechoslovakia-History
- Communism-Social aspects-Czechoslovakia-History
- Politics and culture-Czechoslovakia-History
- Czechoslovakia-Politics and government-1968-1989
- Czechoslovakia-Intellectual life-1945-1992
- 943.704/3
- DB2228
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Impasse of Dissent -- 2. The Stages of Demobilization -- 3. The Shadow World -- 4. Legends of the Underground -- 5. Everything Changed with the Charter -- 6. The Public of the Powerless -- 7. Dreams of a Dissident -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Worlds of Dissent analyzes the myths of Czech resistance popularized by Western journalists and historians, and replaces these heroic victory narratives with a picture of the struggle against state repression as dissidents themselves understood and lived it. Their diaries, letters, and essays convey the texture of dissent in a closed society.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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