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Zusatztext Miroslav Vanek and Pavel Mücke ... have done something remarkable ... Velvet Revolutions: An Oral History of Czech Society is seminal. It is the first work of its kind, and hopefully Vanek and Mücke have begun a tradition of recording Czech oral history so that other works will reach an English-speaking audience. For any researcher of Czech culture, Slovak culture, or communism, this book must find its way into his or her collection. The narratives and insights are indispensable, and the book will become foundational literature for students of Czechoslovak communism from the Prague Spring to the Velvet Revolution. Informationen zum Autor MV: director, Department of Oral History and Contemporary History, Charles University, Prague, and president, International Oral History AssocationPM: lecturer, Department of Oral History and Contemporary History, Charles University, Prague Klappentext This book investigates how values such as freedom, work, family, free time, and politics changed in Czech society in the two decades before and after the November 1989 Velvet Revolution. Zusammenfassung This book investigates how values such as freedom, work, family, free time, and politics changed in Czech society in the two decades before and after the November 1989 Velvet Revolution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments: The Privilege of Listening to the Voices of Memory Introduction 1. I Want to be Free!: Freedom as a Fundamental Human Value 2. The Family under Socialism and in the Whirlwind of Transformation 3. Friends and the Others: How Czechs Evaluate Foreigners and Foreign Countries 4. Education: A Gateway to Success in Life? 5. From the Requirement to Work to Looking for Work 6. Perception of Free Time: Work, Family, and Leisure 7. Us and Them: Eternal Predestination? Conclusion Our Narrators Bibliography
