Popis knihy

The history of Slovakia, capturing the most important events and connections in the past of a Central European country, covers the basic lines and problem areas of historical development in the present territory of the Slovak Republic. Emphasis is placed on long-term continuity or discontinuity (political systems, elites, historical consciousness and so on), on integration into wider units and exchanges of cultural influences between the individual ethnic groups. The conception of the book opposes the teleological view of Slovak history as the road to the nation’s own state. The publication is in English language. Contents Preface (Elena Mannova) The History of Slovakia up to the Beginning of the 10th Century (Jan Lukacka – Jan Steinhübel) Slovakia in the Kingdom of Hungary under the House of Arpad (Jan Lukacka – Jan Steinhübel Slovakia in the High Middle Ages (Blanka Brezovakova – Daniela Dvorakova – Ivan Mrva – David P. Daniel) Slovakia during the Early Modern Era 1526 – 1711 (Ivan Mrva – David P. Daniel) Slovakia in a Period of Structural Changes 1711 – 1848 (Eva Kowalska) On the Road to Modernization 1848 – 1918 (Elena Mannova – Roman Holec) Slovakia in the 20th Century (Lubomir Liptak) Epilogue: The Basic Problems of Slovak History and Historiography (Alexander Avenarius) Selected Bibliography Index of Persons List of Maps