Worlds of dissent:: Charter 77, the Plastic People of the Universe, and Czech culture under communism

This is an impressive attempt at reconceptualizing the received view of Czech underground culture between 1968 and 1989 from a new, imaginative perspective. Among the merits of this study is the wealth of material accumulated in it. If for no other reason, this makes the book an indispensable source...

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Published inChoice Vol. 50; no. 1; p. 87
Main Author Steiner, P
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Middletown American Library Association dba CHOICE 01.09.2012
Subjects
Bolton, Jonathan
Communism
European history
Nonfiction
Slavic literature
Czech Republic
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Summary:This is an impressive attempt at reconceptualizing the received view of Czech underground culture between 1968 and 1989 from a new, imaginative perspective. Among the merits of this study is the wealth of material accumulated in it. If for no other reason, this makes the book an indispensable source of information about modern Czech society and culture.
ISSN:0009-4978
1943-5975