Reviews for Social Democracy In A Post-Communist Europe

The average rating for Social Democracy In A Post-Communist Europe based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-05-03 00:00:00 Bryan Prendergast I'm fascinated by family histories and hope to one day know enough about my own family to do something similar - though I can't complain too loudly considering I started this project in the late nineties and still have very superficial information about both sides of my family. But really that's beside the point. Joseph Hurka visited his parents' homeland in the Czech Republic in the nineties after the Velvet Revolution. His father had been a part of the anti-communist underground movement and eventually had to leave Czechoslovakia to avoid assassination. He never returned. His son did visit, having the opportunity to stay with his aunt. Through her stories Hurka was able to fill in the parts of his father's story that for years had been empty, all while putting the stories in perspective by actually being on location. The Czech Republic is one of those places that is a long-time goal of mine. I will go, oh yes, I will go. And it will be good; I will see where one side of my family came from. Reading Hurka's memoir about his father made me excited about the prospect all over again. His descriptions of the more popular sites in Prague made me all warm-fuzzy inside. The story itself was often over-written and sometimes a little too fuzzy, but fascinating in any case. One doesn't often get to read about the Czech Underground, and here it is in great detail, with black and white photos to boot.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-10-28 00:00:00 Gene Storley Interesting read. Not very heavy. Mr. Jirka writes about his first trip from the States to see an aunt and visit his father's birth country. Afraid I did not learn anything new from reading this book. I can recommend it only to people who know nothing about the Czech Republic.