Sociology in the Czech Republic - Between East and West - Grand Format

This book offers the first comprehensive overview in English of the history of sociology in what is today the Czech Republic. Divided into six chapters, it traces the institutional development of the discipline from the late 19th century until the present. The narrative places the institutions, persons and ideas that have been central to the discipline into a broader social and political context. It demonstrates how sociology in the Czech Republic has been wedded to the dominant political projects of each successive historical period : nation- and state-building until after WWII, the communist experiment in 1948-1989, liberal democratic reconstruction after 1989, and internationalization after 2000.
This work will appeal to social scientists and to a general readership interested in Czech culture and society.