Petr Roubal (27 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Every five years from 1955 to 1985, mass Czechoslovak gymnastic demonstrations and sporting parades called Spartakiads were held to mark the 1945 liberation of Czechoslovakia. Featuring hundreds of thousands of male and female performers of all ages and held in the world's largest stadium-a space built expressly for this purpose-the synchronized and unified movements of the Czech citizenry embodied, quite literally, the idealized Socialist people: a powerful yet pliant force directed by the regime.In this book, Petr Roubal explores the political, social, and aesthetical dimensions of these mass physical demonstrations, with a particular focus on their roots in the völkisch nationalism of the German Turner movement and the Czech Sokol gymnastic tradition. Roubal draws on extensive interviews and archival research to investigate the many facets of this sporting tradition, from the reactions of ordinary, non-political gymnasts who appropriated and challenged official rituals to the organizational demands of the Spartakiads, such as the incredible finances involved and the knowledge and skills required from hundreds of former Sokol officials. Featuring an abundance of archival photographs, Spartakiad takes a new approach to Communist history by opening a window onto the mentality and mundanity behind the Iron Curtain.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Every five years from 1955 to 1985, mass Czechoslovak gymnastic demonstrations and sporting parades called Spartakiads were held to mark the 1945 liberation of Czechoslovakia. Featuring hundreds of thousands of male and female performers of all ages and held in the worlds largest stadiuma space built expressly for this purposethe synchronized and unified movements of the Czech citizenry embodied, quite literally, the idealized Socialist people: a powerful yet pliant force directed by the regime.In this book, Petr Roubal explores the political, social, and aesthetical dimensions of these mass physical demonstrations, with a particular focus on their roots in the voelkisch nationalism of the German Turner movement and the Czech Sokol gymnastic tradition. Roubal draws on extensive interviews and archival research to investigate the many facets of this sporting tradition, from the reactions of ordinary, non-political gymnasts who appropriated and challenged official rituals to the organizational demands of the Spartakiads, such as the incredible finances involved and the knowledge and skills required from hundreds of former Sokol officials. Featuring an abundance of archival photographs, Spartakiad takes a new approach to Communist history by opening a window onto the mentality and mundanity behind the Iron Curtain. Explores the political, social, and aesthetical dimensions of Spartakiadsmass Czechoslovak gymnastic demonstrations and sporting parades held every five years from 1955 to 1985 to mark the 1945 liberation of Czechoslovakia. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback, 456 pp., 8° (14.5 x 20.5 cm), cover slightly worn and dusty, edges slightly dusty, several pencil remarks on pages, condition: very good Book Language/s: English.

1. Auflage, OBrosch., 444 Seiten, 8° (14,5 x 20,5 cm), Deckel leicht verschmutzt u. Deckelecken geknickt, letzte Seiten ganz leicht verbogen, sonst innen tadellos, insgesamt guter Zustand. Book Language/s: English.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Every five years from 1955 to 1985, mass Czechoslovak gymnastic demonstrations and sporting parades called Spartakiads were held to mark the 1945 liberation of Czechoslovakia. Featuring hundreds of thousands of male and female performers of all ages and held in the worlds largest stadiuma space built expressly for this purposethe synchronized and unified movements of the Czech citizenry embodied, quite literally, the idealized Socialist people: a powerful yet pliant force directed by the regime.In this book, Petr Roubal explores the political, social, and aesthetical dimensions of these mass physical demonstrations, with a particular focus on their roots in the voelkisch nationalism of the German Turner movement and the Czech Sokol gymnastic tradition. Roubal draws on extensive interviews and archival research to investigate the many facets of this sporting tradition, from the reactions of ordinary, non-political gymnasts who appropriated and challenged official rituals to the organizational demands of the Spartakiads, such as the incredible finances involved and the knowledge and skills required from hundreds of former Sokol officials. Featuring an abundance of archival photographs, Spartakiad takes a new approach to Communist history by opening a window onto the mentality and mundanity behind the Iron Curtain. Explores the political, social, and aesthetical dimensions of Spartakiadsmass Czechoslovak gymnastic demonstrations and sporting parades held every five years from 1955 to 1985 to mark the 1945 liberation of Czechoslovakia. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Every five years from 1955 to 1985, mass Czechoslovak gymnastic demonstrations and sporting parades called Spartakiads were held to mark the 1945 liberation of Czechoslovakia. Featuring hundreds of thousands of male and female performers of all ages and held in the world's largest stadium-a space built expressly for this purpose-the synchronized and unified movements of the Czech citizenry embodied, quite literally, the idealized Socialist people: a powerful yet pliant force directed by the regime.In this book, Petr Roubal explores the political, social, and aesthetical dimensions of these mass physical demonstrations, with a particular focus on their roots in the völkisch nationalism of the German Turner movement and the Czech Sokol gymnastic tradition. Roubal draws on extensive interviews and archival research to investigate the many facets of this sporting tradition, from the reactions of ordinary, non-political gymnasts who appropriated and challenged official rituals to the organizational demands of the Spartakiads, such as the incredible finances involved and the knowledge and skills required from hundreds of former Sokol officials. Featuring an abundance of archival photographs, Spartakiad takes a new approach to Communist history by opening a window onto the mentality and mundanity behind the Iron Curtain.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. design by Manfred Heiting, 3442 gr, extra shipping costs will be charged, 29 x 27,5 x 5 cm, 513 pages.

Softcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. Vystavba metra a sidlist, zakulisi prazskeho magistratu, otazka role expertu v normalizacnim Ceskoslovensku, asanace, ale i pamatkova pece. To jsou temata, ktera prinasi vzpominky hlavniho architekta Prahy Blahomira Borovicky (1923-2004). Editori knihy historicka architektury Martina Koukalova (Institut planovani a rozvoje hlavniho mesta Prahy) a historik Petr Roubal (Ustav pro soudobe dejiny AV CR, v. v. i.) opatrili knihu rozsahlym poznamkovym aparatem a uvodni studii, ve ktere umistuji Borovickovy pameti do sirsiho historickeho kontextu. Pameti prinaseji unikatni vhled do planovani zcela bezprecedentniho rozvoje prazskeho bydleni a infrastruktury behem normalizace, ale take ukazuji limity statne-socialistickeho vladnuti.…

Condition: gut. 2023. Vzpomínky hlavního architekta Prahy In deutscher Sprache. pages.

Condition: New. Infolge der beiden Weltkriege und des Zusammenbruchs der kommunistischen Regime erlebte Europa im 20. Jahrhundert eine Reihe von Staatsneugruendungen und Systemwechseln. Nach 1918 triumphierte das Nationalstaatsprinzip, die Neuordnung nach 1945 brachte ein V.