Czechs, Slovaks and the Jews, 1938-48: Beyond Idealisation and Condemnation

by J. Lánicek

Overview

Covering the period between the Munich Agreement and the Communist Coup in February 1948, this groundbreaking work offers a novel, provocative analysis of the political activities and plans of the Czechoslovak exiles during and after the war years, and of the implementation of the plans in liberated Czechoslovakia after 1945.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349350018
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Edition description:	1st ed. 2013
Pages:	265
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jan Láníček works as Postdoctoral Fellow in Jewish History at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He received a PhD from the University of Southampton and in 2011-12 worked as a Prins Foundation Postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Jewish History in New York.

Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Exiles and the Situation in Nazi Europe 2. The Meaning of Loyalty: The Exiles and the Jews, 1939-41 3. The Holocaust 4. The Jewish Minority and Post-War Czechoslovakia 5. Defending the Democratic 'Myth' Conclusion: Beyond Idealization and Condemnation Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

"Czechs, Slovaks and the Jews, 1938-48 offers a valuable corrective to the complacent view that Czechoslovakia was somehow immune from anti-Semitism. It simultaneously highlights the extent to which Czech anti-Semitism tended to be upstaged by Czech German rivalry. This important contribution will be of interest to students of nationalism, Czechoslovak politics and Jewish history alike." - The Journal of the Historical Association

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