The Power of the Powerless (Routledge Revivals): Citizens Against the State in Central-eastern Europe

by Václav Havel

Overview

Books of great political insight and novelty always outlive their time of birth and this reissued work, initially published in 1985, is no exception. Written shortly after the formation of Charter 7, the essays in this collection are among the most original and compelling pieces of political writing to have emerged from central and Eastern Europe during the whole of the post-war period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415573009
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/18/2009
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. The Power of the Powerless 2. Spiritual Values, Independent Initiatives and Politics 3. Catholicism and Politics 4. On the Question of Chartism 5. The Human Rights Movement and Social Progress 6. Prospects for Democracy and Socialism in Eastern Europe 7. Chartism and ‘real socialism’ 8. Who Really is Isolated? 9. The Alternative Community as Revolutionary Avant-garde 10. Thoughts inside a Tightly-corked Bottle 11. On not Living in Hatred

Editorial Reviews

‘This brilliant text is undoubtedly the finest analysis ever made of the ‘post-totalitarian'systems.’ - Times Literary Supplement

‘A profound intellectual tour de force that analyzes the ‘post-totalitarian'system of Eastern Europe. ... Havel's The Power of the Powerless has not lost its intellectual appeal.’ - Slavic Review

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