The Czechs and the Lands of the Bohemian Crown - Paperback

by Hugh Agnew (Author)

In this chronicle of a fascinating people, Hugh Agnew offers a single-volume survey of Czech history, providing an introduction to its major themes and contours. Agnew presents a detailed chronology of the region, from prehistory and the first Slavs to the Czech Republic's entrance into the European Union. Taking into account both Western and Marxist insights--as well as the input of the newest generation of Czech historians--he furnishes a comprehensive fusion of three different aspects of Czech history: a political-diplomatic view, a social-economic view, and a cultural-intellectual view.

Author Biography

Hugh Agnew is a professor of history at the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at George Washington University, where he was previously associate dean, senior associate dean, and interim dean in the Elliott School of International Affairs. He has appeared on international and local media including CNN, C-SPAN, Czech Television, Voice of America's Czech service, and Radio Prague.