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Václav Havel : a political tragedy in six acts / John Keane.

Title
Václav Havel : a political tragedy in six acts / John Keane.
Author
Keane, John, 1949-
Publication
New York : Basic Books, c2000.

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Description
532 p. : ill., ports.; 25 cm.
Summary
"Based on unrestricted access to Havel, his circle and even his enemies, this authorized biography is the first definitive account of one of the great moral and political leaders of our time. John Keane's account of the tragic life of Vaclav Havel provides us with a vivid, invaluable portrait of the tumultuous events of this century."--BOOK JACKET.
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Genre/Form
Biographies
Note
  • "First published in Great Britain in 1999 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc."--T.p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The Young Prince (1936-1945) -- Red Dawn (1945-1956) -- Stalin's Shadows (1956-1968) -- Late-Socialism (1969-1989) -- Velvet Revolution (1989) -- Decline (1990-1999).
ISBN
0465037194
OCLC
  • 44035355
  • SCSB-10294524
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library