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After Hitler, Before Stalin : Catholics, Communists, and Democrats in Slovakia, 1945-1948.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Russian and East European StudiesPublisher: PIttsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (280 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780822971221
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: After Hitler, Before StalinDDC classification:
  • 943.73/042
LOC classification:
  • DB2828
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Setting the Stage: From Liberation to the April Agreement -- 2. Bringing Home the Lion: The Democratic Party's Electoral Victory -- 3. Dealing with the Past: The Trial of Jozef Tiso -- 4. Conspiracies: Plots against the State and the Democrats -- 5. Continuing Crisis: From the October Putsch to the February Coup -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Examines the crucial postwar period in Slovakia, following Nazi occupation and ending with the Communist coup of February 1948. Centered on the major political role of the Catholic Church and its leaders, it offers a fascinating study of the interrelationship of Slovak Catholics, Democrats, and Communists. Felak views Communist policies toward Catholics and their strategies to court Catholic voters, and he chronicles the variety of political stances Catholics maintained during Slovakia's political turmoil.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Setting the Stage: From Liberation to the April Agreement -- 2. Bringing Home the Lion: The Democratic Party's Electoral Victory -- 3. Dealing with the Past: The Trial of Jozef Tiso -- 4. Conspiracies: Plots against the State and the Democrats -- 5. Continuing Crisis: From the October Putsch to the February Coup -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

Examines the crucial postwar period in Slovakia, following Nazi occupation and ending with the Communist coup of February 1948. Centered on the major political role of the Catholic Church and its leaders, it offers a fascinating study of the interrelationship of Slovak Catholics, Democrats, and Communists. Felak views Communist policies toward Catholics and their strategies to court Catholic voters, and he chronicles the variety of political stances Catholics maintained during Slovakia's political turmoil.

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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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