Search -
Worlds of Dissent: Charter 77, The Plastic People of the Universe, and Czech Culture under Communism
Worlds of Dissent Charter 77 The Plastic People of the Universe and Czech Culture under Communism Author:Jonathan Bolton Worlds of Dissent analyzes the myths of Czech resistance popularized by Western journalists and historians, and replaces these heroic victory narratives with a picture of the struggle against state repression as dissidents themselves understood and lived it. Their diaries, letters, and essays convey the texture of dissent in a closed society.