Thisclassicbookoffersthemostcomprehensiveandup-to-datehistoryofSlovakia,fromitsestablishmentontheDanubianPlaintothepresent.WhilepayingtributetoSlovakia’sresilienceandstruggleforsurvival,itdescribescontributionstoEuropeancivilizationintheMiddleAges;thedevelopmentofSlovakconsciousnessinresponsetoMagyarization;itsstruggleforautonomyinCzechoslovakiaaftertheTreatyofVersailles;itsresistance,asthefirstSlovakRepublic,toaNazi-controlledEurope;itsreactiontoCommunism;andthepaththatledtothecreationofthesecondSlovakRepublic.Nowfullyupdatedtothepresentday,thebookexaminesthevagariesofSlovakpost-CommunistpoliticsthatledtoSlovakia’smembershipinNATOandtheEuropeanUnion.
