Communism in Czechoslovakia, 1948-1960 / / Edward Taborsky.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Taborsky, Edward,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1961
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2158
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (642 p.)

Czechoslovakia, once considered Central Europe's model democracy, has been a Soviet satellite since 1948. The Communists now boast that "socialism" has defeated capitalism politically and has surpassed it in production, in living standards, and in social justice. How realistic is this picture of conditions in a country once oriented to the West? This question is the focus of Professor Taborsky's book. In attempting to answer it, the author first reviews the history of the Communist Party's rise to power and then examines in detail the economic, social, political, and cultural programs of their twelve-year regime, comparing stated plans with actual results through 1960. His final assessment of the Party's successes and failures measures both effort and result against the human cost.Originally published in 1961.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Part One. The Communist Party and Its National Front Partners -- I. The Communist Party as a Weapon of Revolution -- II. The Communist Party as an Instrument of Power -- III. Party Organization -- IV. The Party's Operational Code in Theory and Practice -- V. The Ruling Oligarchs -- VI. Communism's Pernicious Isms -- VII. The National Front Partners -- Part Two. The Transmission Belts of Formal Government -- VIII. The Constitutional Framework -- IX. Executive Transmission Belt: i. Theoretical Basis and Organization -- X. Executive Transmission Belt: π. Operational Pattern -- XI. The Legislative Rubber Stamp -- XII. Socialist Legality -- XIII. Local Levers -- XIV. Slovakia-An Odd Unit of Provincial Government -- Part Three. Outproducing Capitalism -- XV. The Industrial Challenge -- XVI. The Agricultural Demise -- XVII. The Human Cost -- Part Four. The Making of the New Communistic Man -- XVIII. Erecting an Iron Curtain against Western Influences -- XIX. The Educational Weapon -- XX. The Indoctrination of the Adult Mind -- XXI. Conclusions and Prospects -- Bibliography -- Index