Which socialism? whose détente? : West European communism and the Czechoslovak crisis, 1968 / / Maud Bracke.

• Author: Bracke, Maud.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (414 pages)

"This study analyzes the impact of the Czechoslovak crisis of 1968 - the Prague Spring the Soviet led invasion of the country in August of that year and the subsequent process of re-alignment and "normalization"--The two most influential communist parties of Western Europe - the Itali...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1. West European Communism and Internationalism Theoretical and Analytical Framework
• Part I. West European Communism And Internationalism, 1956–1967
• Introduction
• 2. West European Communism and the Changes of 1956
• 3. West European Communism and Internationalism 1962–1967
• Part II. The Prague Spring, The Invasion, The Dissent
• Introduction
• 4. West European communism and the Prague Spring: reform and détente
• 5. Invasion, Dissent, Crisis
• 6. Normalization and Realignment
• Part III. The Consequences Internationalism After Czechoslovakia
• Introduction
• 7. Resetting Internationalism 1969–1970
• 8. Internationalism and Eurocommunism in the 1970s
• General Conclusions. Internationalism, Détente, Revolution
• Abbreviations
• Primary sources
• Bibliography
• Index