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An uncanny era : conversations between Václav Havel and Adam Michnik / edited, translated, and with an introduction by Elzbieta Matynia. - New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2014], c2014 - viii, 252 p. : 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The Path of Friendship / Elzbieta Matynia -- "Dear Adam, Here's that essay I promised..." : Havel's Instructions on Publishing : The Power of the Powerless (1978) -- "Welcome to freedom, Václav!" (May 1989) -- The Uncanny Era of Post-Communism (Prague, November 30, 1991) -- A Completed Revolution and Belated Avengers (Prague, October 21, 1995) -- Everything Is Still in Motion (Prague, November 21, 1998) -- An Account of Our Victories, an Accounting of Our Freedom (Olomouc, October 11, 2003) -- The Times Are Favoring What's Mean (Prague and Warsaw, October 4, 2007) -- The President and the Playwright (Warsaw, November 15-17, 2008) -- When Socrates Became Pericles : Václav Havel's "Great History" (October 1, 2011) / Adam Michnik ; translated by Agnieszka Marczyk.

ISBN: 9780300204032 (cloth : alkaline paper) 0300204035 (cloth : alkaline paper)

Standard No.: 11317237

LCCN: 2013046046

Subjects--Personal Names:
Michnik, Adam--Political and social views.
Havel, Václav--Political and social views.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Democracy--History.--Europe, Eastern
Political culture--History.--Europe, Central
Social change--History.--Europe, Central
Social change--History.--Europe, Eastern
Democracy--History.--Europe, Central
Political culture--History.--Europe, Eastern
Democracia--Europa.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe, Central--Politics and government--1989-
Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-
Czechoslovakia--Politics and government--1989-1992.
Czech Republic--Politics and government--1993-
Checoslovaquia--Política y gobierno--1989-
Europa Central--Política y gobierno--1989-
Europa del Este--Política y gobierno--1989-

LC Class. No.: 309 DB 2241 / U54 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 943.704/30922