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

About the author

James Ramon Felak is Newman Center Term Professor in Catholic Christianity at the University of Washington and the author of At the Price of the Republic: Hlinka's Slovak People's Party, 1929-1938 and After Hitler, Before Stalin: Catholics, Communists, and Democrats in Slovakia, 1945-1948.

Summary

Examines the crucial post-war period in Slovakia, following Nazi occupation and ending with the Communist coup of February 1948. Centred on the major political role of the Catholic Church and its leaders, this volume offers a fascinating study of the interrelationship of Slovak Catholics, Democrats, and Communists.

Product details

• Authors: James Ramon Felak
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.07.2009
• EAN: 9780822961376
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6137-6
• No. of pages: 282
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 233 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 416 g
• Series: Pitt Series in Russian and Eas; Pitt Series in Russian and Eas
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries