Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in world politics [[electronic resource] /] / Ladislav Cabada and Šárka Waisová

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789977303321
• Autore: Cabada Ladislav
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2011
• ISBN: 1-280-65902-5; 9786613635952; 0-7391-6734-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (243 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WaisováŠárka <1978->
• Disciplina: 327.437
• Soggetti: Czech Republic Foreign relations 1993-; Czechoslovakia Foreign relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Czech statehood and the birth of Czechoslovakia / Ladislav Cabada -- The Czechoslovak republic in the international politics of the interwar period / Ladislav Cabada -- From Munich to the renewal of Czechoslovakia / Ladislav Cabada -- Czechoslovakia in a divided Europe: the formation of Czechoslovak foreign policy after WWII and relations with its neighbours and superpowers during the Cold War / Sárka Waisová -- Regional cooperation in Central Europe and beyond: the Czech Republic as a member of regional organisations / Sárka Waisová -- The Czech Republic and foreign development cooperation: from donor to recipient and back / Sárka Waisová -- The war on terror and dilemmas in Czech foreign policy: Atlanticism? anti-Americanism? Europeanisation? / Sárka Waisová -- Dissident tradition in Czech foreign policy: twenty years after still matters / Sárka Waisová -- The Czech Republic and the humanitarian challenges of international politics: an analysis of the nature of Czech foreign policy / Sárka Waisová.
• Sommario/riassunto: The book focuses on the description and analysis of the historical formation of the Czechoslovak and Czech positions in the international system during the course of the 20th century. The first part of the book presents a brief outline of the history of Czechoslovak foreign policy ; between the First World War and the end of the Cold War. The authors focus on the key periods and turning points in the role of the small Central European state in the international system as well as on the significant actors formulating Czechoslovak foreign policy from the inside and influencing it from the outside.