The Resource Democracy's defenders : U.S. Embassy Prague, the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia, and its aftermath, edited by Norman Eisen
Democracy's defenders : U.S. Embassy Prague, the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia, and its aftermath, edited by Norman Eisen
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- Summary
- "Democracy's Defenders offers a behind-the-scenes account of the little-known role played by the U.S. embassy in Prague in the collapse of communism in what was then Czechoslovakia. Featuring fifty-two newly declassified diplomatic cables, the book shows how the staff of the embassy led by U.S. Ambassador Shirley Temple Black worked with dissident groups and negotiated with the communist government during a key period of the Velvet Revolution that freed Czechoslovakia from Soviet rule. In the vivid reporting of these cables, Black and other members of the U.S. diplomatic corps in Prague describe student demonstrations and their meetings with anti-government activists. The embassy also worked to forestall a violent crackdown by the communist regime during its final months in power. Edited by Norman L. Eisen, who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2011 to 2014, Democracy's Defenders contributes fresh evidence to the literature on U.S. diplomatic history, the cold war era, and American promotion of democracy overseas. In an introductory essay, Eisen places the diplomatic cables in context and analyzes their main themes. In an afterword, Eisen, Czech historian Dr. Mikuláš Pešta, and Brookings researcher Kelsey Landau explain how the seeds of democracy that the United States helped plant have grown in the decades since the Velvet Revolution. The authors trace a line from U.S. efforts to promote democracy and economic liberalization after the Velvet Revolution to the contemporary situations of what are now the separate nations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxi, 222 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction / Norman Eisen with David Fishman and Narrelle Gilchrist
- Cables
- Afterword. The aftermath of revolution : U.S. support for Czech and Slovak liberal democracy, 1989-present / Kelsey Landau, Norman Eisen, and Mikuláš Pešta
- Isbn
- 9780815738213
- Label
- Democracy's defenders : U.S. Embassy Prague, the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia, and its aftermath
- Title
- Democracy's defenders
- Title remainder
- U.S. Embassy Prague, the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia, and its aftermath
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Norman Eisen
- Subject
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- Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Sources
- Czechoslovakia -- History -- Velvet Revolution, 1989 -- Sources
- Czechoslovakia -- Politics and government -- 1968-1989 -- Sources
- Diplomatic relations
- History
- International relations
- International relations -- History -- 20th century
- Personal correspondence
- Politics and government
- Records (Documents)
- Records and correspondence
- Sources
- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Czechoslovakia -- Sources
- United States, Embassy (Czechoslovakia) -- Records and correspondence
- 1900-1999
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Democracy's Defenders offers a behind-the-scenes account of the little-known role played by the U.S. embassy in Prague in the collapse of communism in what was then Czechoslovakia. Featuring fifty-two newly declassified diplomatic cables, the book shows how the staff of the embassy led by U.S. Ambassador Shirley Temple Black worked with dissident groups and negotiated with the communist government during a key period of the Velvet Revolution that freed Czechoslovakia from Soviet rule. In the vivid reporting of these cables, Black and other members of the U.S. diplomatic corps in Prague describe student demonstrations and their meetings with anti-government activists. The embassy also worked to forestall a violent crackdown by the communist regime during its final months in power. Edited by Norman L. Eisen, who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2011 to 2014, Democracy's Defenders contributes fresh evidence to the literature on U.S. diplomatic history, the cold war era, and American promotion of democracy overseas. In an introductory essay, Eisen places the diplomatic cables in context and analyzes their main themes. In an afterword, Eisen, Czech historian Dr. Mikuláš Pešta, and Brookings researcher Kelsey Landau explain how the seeds of democracy that the United States helped plant have grown in the decades since the Velvet Revolution. The authors trace a line from U.S. efforts to promote democracy and economic liberalization after the Velvet Revolution to the contemporary situations of what are now the separate nations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia"--
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- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- United States
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- 1961-
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- Eisen, Norman L.
- Brookings Institution,
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- United States
- International relations
- Czechoslovakia
- United States
- Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia
- Diplomatic relations
- International relations
- Politics and government
- Czechoslovakia
- United States
- Label
- Democracy's defenders : U.S. Embassy Prague, the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia, and its aftermath, edited by Norman Eisen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index
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- Contents
- Introduction / Norman Eisen with David Fishman and Narrelle Gilchrist -- Cables -- Afterword. The aftermath of revolution : U.S. support for Czech and Slovak liberal democracy, 1989-present / Kelsey Landau, Norman Eisen, and Mikuláš Pešta
- Control code
- 1129392235
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 222 pages
- Isbn
- 9780815738213
- Lccn
- 2019048150
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- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1129392235
- Label
- Democracy's defenders : U.S. Embassy Prague, the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia, and its aftermath, edited by Norman Eisen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction / Norman Eisen with David Fishman and Narrelle Gilchrist -- Cables -- Afterword. The aftermath of revolution : U.S. support for Czech and Slovak liberal democracy, 1989-present / Kelsey Landau, Norman Eisen, and Mikuláš Pešta
- Control code
- 1129392235
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 222 pages
- Isbn
- 9780815738213
- Lccn
- 2019048150
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1129392235
Subject
- Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Sources
- Czechoslovakia -- History -- Velvet Revolution, 1989 -- Sources
- Czechoslovakia -- Politics and government -- 1968-1989 -- Sources
- Diplomatic relations
- History
- International relations
- International relations -- History -- 20th century
- Personal correspondence
- Politics and government
- Records (Documents)
- Records and correspondence
- Sources
- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Czechoslovakia -- Sources
- United States, Embassy (Czechoslovakia) -- Records and correspondence
- 1900-1999
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