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At the Price of the Republic: Hlinka’s Slovak People’s Party, 1929–1938
Slovak nationalist sentiment has been a constant presence in the history of Czechoslovakia, and the torrent of nationalism which resulted in the dissolution of the Republic on January 1, 1993, is only its most recent expression. In this book, James Felak examines a parallel episode, in the 1930s, when Slovak nationalists achieved autonomy for Slovakia, soon followed by independence - but "at the price" of the loss of East Central Europe's only parliamentary democracy and the strengthening of Nazi power in the heart of Europe.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published June 15, 1995
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August 25, 2009
If you are interested in the struggle by the Slovak People's Party during the first Czechoslovak Republic, then this is a book for you! It is narrowly focused on SPP leadership and intrigue. On one hand a testimony to how commitment to a singular goal - Slovak independence - can consolidate disparate interests; on the other hand, it demonstrates how a minority political party's somewhat radical orientation can undermine national stability.
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