Czechoslovakia In A Nationalist And Fascist Europe 1918-1948

Description: This volume presents fresh and original writing on the history of Czechoslovakia, a state neglected in British historiography, but which is vital for understanding Europe after 1918. The country twice lost its independence, firstly to Hitler's Germany and then to Stalin's USSR - events that sent shock waves through the continent. The fourteen essays deal with four main subject areas: aspects of Czech national society, the Czech-Slovak relationship, the Czech-German relationship, and the British dimension. This highly accessible volume, containing many new insights, provides major case study material for researchers and students of nationalism, fascism and international relations. Table of Contents: Political Chronology; Introduction; Czech-Slovak Relations in Czechoslovakia, 1918-39; Ambivalent Capitalists: The Roots of Fascist Ideology among Bohemian Nobles, 1880-1938; The New 'Woman Question': Gender, Nation, and Citizenship in the First Czechoslovak Republic; The Literary Representation of the Czechoslovak 'Legions' in Russia; Economic Nationalism in the Sudetenland, 1918-38; Hungarians, Czechs and Slovaks: Some Mutual Perceptions, 1900-50; 'A Leap into Ice-Cold Water': the Manoeuvres of the Henlein Movement in Czechoslovakia, 1933-8; Old Wine in New Bottles? British Policy towards Czechoslovakia, 1938-9 and 1947-8; The German Advisers in Slovakia, 1939-45: Conflict or Co-Operation?; The Sokol and Czech Nationalism, 1918-48; The Czechs versus the Slovaks: Bilateral Relations, 1944-8; The Transfer of Czechoslovakia's Germans and its Impact in the Border Region after the Second World War; Britain and Munich Reconsidered: A Personal Historical Journey