The Sokol in the Czech Lands to 1914: Training for the Nation

ISBN-13: 9780333682982 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 258 str.

Professor Claire E. Nolte

Opis

This overview of the history of the Sokol, the Czech nationalist gymnastic organization, from its founding in 1862 until the outbreak of World War I emphasizes its role in articulating national values and facilitating mass mobilization in the political context of the multinational Habsburg state. By including background on the German Turnverein, this study goes beyond the Czech context to explore the intersection of gymnastics and mass nationalism in Central Europe.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements List of Tables Introduction European Gymnastics from Enlightened Rationalism to Romantic Nationalism The World of Miroslav Tyrs. A Club of Brothers: The Birth of the Sokol Tuzme se! The Sokol to the Death of Fügner All or Nothing!: The Sokol in War and Political Turmoil Our Task, Direction, and Goal: Miroslav Tyrs and the Sokol Program Every Czech a Sokol!: The Progressive Era in the Sokol Gymnastics in a New Key: The Sokol in the Maelstrom of Modern Politics A Weapon in Every Fist!: The Sokol Girds for War Conclusion Bibliography Index

O autorze

CLAIRE E. NOLTE is Professor of History at Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York City. She was awarded the Heldt Prize in 1993 and the Stanley Z. Pech prize in 1995 for articles she wrote in the area of Czech history.