Communism in Czechoslovakia, 1948-1960 / by Edward Taborsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taborsky, Edward, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism--Czechoslovakia.

Communism.

Czechoslovakia--Politics and government--1945-1992.

Czechoslovakia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (641 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1961.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Czechoslovakia, once considered Central Europe's model democracy, has been a Soviet satellite since 1948. The Communists now boast that "socialism" has defeated capitalism politically and has surpassed it in production, in living standards, and in social justice. How realistic is this picture of conditions in a country once oriented to the West? This question is the focus of Professor Taborsky's book. In attempting to answer it, the author first reviews the history of the Communist Party's rise to power and then examines in detail the economic, social, political, and cultural programs of their twelve-year regime, comparing stated plans with actual results through 1960. His final assessment of the Party's successes and failures measures both effort and result against the human cost.Originally published in 1961.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Part One. The Communist Party and Its National Front Partners

I. The Communist Party as a Weapon of Revolution

II. The Communist Party as an Instrument of Power

III. Party Organization

IV. The Party's Operational Code in Theory and Practice

V. The Ruling Oligarchs

VI. Communism's Pernicious Isms

VII. The National Front Partners

Part Two. The Transmission Belts of Formal Government

VIII. The Constitutional Framework

IX. Executive Transmission Belt: i. Theoretical Basis and Organization

X. Executive Transmission Belt: π. Operational Pattern

XI. The Legislative Rubber Stamp

XII. Socialist Legality

XIII. Local Levers

XIV. Slovakia-An Odd Unit of Provincial Government

Part Three. Outproducing Capitalism

XV. The Industrial Challenge

XVI. The Agricultural Demise

XVII. The Human Cost

Part Four. The Making of the New Communistic Man

XVIII. Erecting an Iron Curtain against Western Influences

XIX. The Educational Weapon

XX. The Indoctrination of the Adult Mind

XXI. Conclusions and Prospects

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-65206-6

1-4008-7703-2

OCLC:

966926217