Dissidents in communist central Europe

Szulecki Kacper

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Dissidents in communist central Europe

human rights and the emergence of new transnational actors

Kacper Szulecki

Abstrakt

This monograph traces the history of the dissident as a transnational phenomenon, exploring Soviet dissidents in Communist Central Europe from the mid-1960s until 1989. It argues that our understanding of the transnational activist would not be what it is today without the input of Central European oppositionists and ties the term to the global emergence and evolution of human rights. The book examines how we define dissidents and explores the association of political resistance to authoritarian regimes, as well as the impact of domestic and international recognition of the dissident figure. Turning to literature to analyse the meaning and impact of the dissident label, the book also incorporates interviews and primary accounts from former activists. Combining a unique theoretical approach with new empirical material, this book will appeal to students and scholars of contemporary history, politics and culture in Central Europe.

Details | Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Kacper Szulecki

pp.1-19

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Who are the dissidents? Kacper Szulecki

pp.21-37

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Marxist neophytes and democratic heretics Kacper Szulecki

pp.39-63

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Dissent gains names and faces Kacper Szulecki

pp.65-86

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Between Prague and helsinki

setting the transnational stage for dissidence

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pp.87-117

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The birth of the dissident figure, 1976–1977 Kacper Szulecki

pp.119-144

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Molding the dissident figure Kacper Szulecki

pp.145-161

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The looping effect of the dissident figure

resistance and performance

Kacper Szulecki

pp.163-181

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Generalization of the dissident figure Kacper Szulecki

pp.183-206

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Conclusion

can dissidentism explain post-dissident politics?

Kacper Szulecki

pp.207-229

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22613-8_10

Publication details

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Ort: Basingstoke

Year: 2019

Seiten: 242

Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22613-8

ISBN (hardback): 978-3-030-22612-1

ISBN (digital): 978-3-030-22613-8

Referenz:

Szulecki Kacper (2019) Dissidents in communist central Europe: human rights and the emergence of new transnational actors. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.