The Silent Conspiracy – A Communist Model of Political Cleansing in Bratislava after the Bratislava After the Second World War

After the coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948, the Communists tried to overhaul and "reprogram" the teachers and student body at the University and Medical School in Bratislava by intimidation, ruthless "reeducation," and social engineering. A sweeping political revolution was orchestrated resulting in degradation of the university's professional and ethical merit. This book documents the far-reaching consequences on the university and Slovak society.

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Zoltan G. Mesko

Summary

After the coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948, the Communists tried to "reprogramme" the teachers and student body at the University and Medical School in Bratislava by intimidation, "re-education" and social engineering. This book documents the consequences on the university and Czech society.

Product details

• Authors: Zoltan Mesko, Zoltan G. Mesko, Zoltan Mesko
• Publisher: East European Monographs
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.05.2003
• EAN: 9780880335140
• ISBN: 978-0-88033-514-0
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 219 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 298 g
• Series: East European Monograph; East European Monograph; East European Monograph (COUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas