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The A to Z of Slovakia: 236
Author(s): Stanislav Kirschbaum (Author)
- Publisher: Scarecrow Press
- Publication Date: 10 May 2010
- Edition: Revised ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 428 pages
- ISBN-10: 0810872153
- ISBN-13: 9780810872158
Book Description
The A to Z of Slovakia offers an up to date series of cross-referenced dictionary entries on Slovak political, social, and economic development since the creation of the second Slovak Republic in 1993 until its admission into the European Union in 2004. It includes all of the political actors: the presidents, prime ministers, and party leaders, and many leading academics and cultural personalities, including those from the national minorities. It also contains entries on the various institutions of the Slovak Republic like the judiciary, the armed forces, the media, and parliamentary committees as well as entries that explain Slovakia’s position and role in international organizations like Nato and the European Union. The historical survey explains how Slovakia, in its post-Communist transformation, was almost excluded, but in the end became a full member of these two institutions.
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About the Author
Stanislav J. Kirschbaum is professor emeritus of international studies at York University, Glendon College, Toronto, Canada. He is a specialist in Slovak studies and the author of the first comprehensive English language history of Slovakia. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an officer of the Ordre des Palmes académiques de France.
