The struggle for the soul of the nation: Czech culture and the rise of communism

World War Two and the East European revolution

Intellectuals in the Czech environment

Four groups of postwar Czech intellectuals

The communist aim : the creation of a new Czechoslovakia

The battle over the recent past I : the experiences of Munich and the World War II

The battle over the recent past II : the First Republic and Tomáš G. Masaryk

The shift in sensibilities and generations

The reorientation of national identity : Czechs between East and West

Socialism and communist intellectuals : the "Czechoslovak road to socialism"

Socialism and democratic socialist intellectuals : the "new socialist ethos"

Socialism and Roman Catholic intellectuals : the "fateful struggle between spirit and matter"

Socialism and Protestant intellectuals : the Kingdom of God on earth?

The end of Czechoslovak democracy and the rise of communism in Eastern Europe.

Introduction : The Cold War and Contemporary Understandings of the Communist Takeover of Czechoslovakia

World War Two and the East European revolution

Intellectuals in the Czech environment

Four groups of postwar Czech intellectuals

The communist aim : the creation of a new Czechoslovakia

The battle over the recent past I : the experiences of Munich and the World War II

The battle over the recent past II : the First Republic and Tomáš G. Masaryk

The Shift in Sensibilities and Generations : May 5, 1945, versus October 28, 1918

The reorientation of national identity : Czechs between East and West

Socialism and communist intellectuals : the "Czechoslovak road to socialism"

Socialism and democratic socialist intellectuals : the "new socialist ethos"

Socialism and Roman Catholic intellectuals : the "fateful struggle between spirit and matter"

Socialism and Protestant intellectuals : the Kingdom of God on earth?

The end of Czechoslovak democracy and the rise of communism in Eastern Europe.