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Cargando... Pink Tanks and Velvet Hangovers: An American in Praguepor Douglas Lytle
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Read this book in anticipation of an eight-month stint in Prague. Very informative, in terms of the immediate post-Communist period in the Czech capital. However, it is in need of a good edit. Enjoyable for the traveler who wants all the details and a couple chuckles. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
"Less than six months after the fall of the repressive Socialist government in Czechoslovakia, journalist Douglas Lytle quit his job as an entertainment reporter in San Francisco and accompanied his Czech girlfriend home for a visit. Intending to work and experience the country, Lytle first taught English at a public elementary school, then wrote for a Czech rock 'n roll magazine, and soon joined the staff of the fledgling Prague Post, a successful English language weekly." "From these vantage points, Lytle watched an entire nation shrug off its ruined economy and take the first shaky steps to democracy and capitalism. He describes the "hangover" period right after the revolution and complicated shifting allegiances in economics and politics, including the 1992 division into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He details the motives of Americans and Europeans flocking to Prague, some intent on exploitation and some wanting to participate in an emerging democracy." "Lytle writes perceptively about the awkwardness of these economic transitions, and the sights, smells, and incredible beauty of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, poised on the cusp of change."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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