Clinton machann (43 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Texas A&M University Press has released a paperback edition of Czech Voices: Stories from Texas in the Amerikan narodni kalenda. Originally published in 1991, Czech Voices comprises ten short memoir-essays written by some of the earliest Czech immigrants to Texas. Translated and edited by Clinton Machann and James W. Mendl, Jr., Czech Voices offers a clear window to the lives of Czech immigrants on a difficult frontier. Each of the ten autobiographical sketches had been published in the Amerikan narodni kalenda (a Czech-language magazine in Chicago. (That publication's founding by a freethinking political group explains the fact that many of the essays it published expressed some negative attitudes toward organized religion.) Several motifs and themes that run through the collection loom especially large: hardships of the immigrants, religious conflicts, the American Civil War, ethnic identity, farming practices, and attitudes toward the land. Among the writers are important leaders, adventurers, journalists, and typical farmers, chosen for their identity or powers of expression or for the importance of the events they record. Their impressions, attitudes, and emotions bring to life an era that other sources rarely can. Clinton Machann and James W. Mendl, Jr., who selected and translated these stories, provide an interpretive introduction, informative notes, and a bibliography that help to place the life stories in their historical and cultural context. These narratives had never before been generally available; historians interested in American immigration and ethnicity, as well as the descendants of immigrants, will appreciate both their valuable contribution and the pleasure of reading them. …

Zustand: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket. One dog-eared page.

Zustand: Very Good. 1998th Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 147 pages. 8.75x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. xii 177pp paperback, very good.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Wraps. Zustand: Very good. Presumed first printing thus. [2], [4], 202, [2] pages. KOSMAS is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal that focuses on Czech, Slovak, and Central European Studies. It is published bi-annually by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU). Includes articles on Human Rights, Slavic Studies, Masaryk, Valachian Dialect, Jaroslav Seifert The impetus for organizing the Society came from Dr. Jaroslav Nemec of the National Library of Medicine, who became its first secretary-general. The idea began to take shape in the fall of 1956, when a Study Section ("Studijni odbor") under the chairmanship of Dr. Vaclav Mostecky, was established in the Washington, DC Chapter of the Czechoslovak National Council of America. In the fall of 1957, the Study Section sent a questionnaire to thirty-five leading Czechoslovak scholars in the United States and Western Europe, concerning the possibility of organizing an Academy or Society of Czechoslovak Arts and Sciences. The response was affirmative and in fact so enthusiastic that the Study Section immediately went ahead with the recruitment of members.By June 1958 there were already 200 members, who elected an Organizing Council ("Pripravny vybor") as their tentative representatives. Professor Vaclav Hlavaty of Indiana University was elected President, and Vratislav Busek, former Professor of Charles University, and Rafael Kubelik, the world-renowned conductor, Vice-presidents. Dr. Jaroslav Nemec was subsequently elected Secretary-General, Oldrich Cerny, Treasurer, and Ivan Herben, Press Secretary. Almost all of the organizational and administrative work during these early stages of development rested on the shoulders of Dr. Nemec. His task was made considerably easier by the enthusiastic support, energetic work, and ready counsel he received from Professor Hlavaty and Ivan Herben.The original Study Section in Washington, DC later became the Washington Chapter of the Society, under the chairmanship of Dr. Ladislav Feierabend. This Chapter, with its novel and extensive activities, has become a model for other local chapters of the Society which were soon established throughout the United States and Canada.In the fall of 1959 the Society began to publish its regular news bulletin, Zpravy SVU, under the editorship of Ivan Herben. At the same time, Professor Rudolf Sturm of Skidmore College succeeded Dr. Nemec as Secretary-General.At the first General Assembly ("Valne shromazdeni"), which took place in New York City on April 16, 1960, the members approved the Society's by-laws, according to which the Society became an independent organization. Professor Hlavaty was elected President, Professor Vratislav Busek, Rafael Kubelik, and Dr. Felix Mikula (former aide to the Archbishop of Prague Josef Beran), Vice-presidents, and Dr. Nemec, Secretary-general.In 1961, the organization was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York as a non-profit cultural organization and it assumed the name: Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences in America, Inc. Although the Society maintains its headquarters in the United States, it is an international organization. The original concept of the society of Czech and Slovak intelligentsia abroad has changed into that of an organization open to all scholars, regardless of national background, who are genuinely interested in the advancement of Czechoslovak scholarship.…

Wraps. Zustand: Very good. Presumed first printing thus. [2], [4], 173, [3] pages. Ink note on front cover. Some edge soiling. KOSMAS is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal that focuses on Czech, Slovak, and Central European Studies. It is published bi-annually by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU). Includes articles on Apostles' Creed, Masaryk, Briand, Coudenhove-Kalergi, Bohemia, Immigration, Prince George County, Virginia, Vaclav Havel, Bronislava Volkova The impetus for organizing the Society came from Dr. Jaroslav Nemec of the National Library of Medicine, who became its first secretary-general. The idea began to take shape in the fall of 1956, when a Study Section ("Studijni odbor") under the chairmanship of Dr. Vaclav Mostecky, was established in the Washington, DC Chapter of the Czechoslovak National Council of America. In the fall of 1957, the Study Section sent a questionnaire to thirty-five leading Czechoslovak scholars in the United States and Western Europe, concerning the possibility of organizing an Academy or Society of Czechoslovak Arts and Sciences. The response was affirmative and in fact so enthusiastic that the Study Section immediately went ahead with the recruitment of members.By June 1958 there were already 200 members, who elected an Organizing Council ("Pripravny vybor") as their tentative representatives. Professor Vaclav Hlavaty of Indiana University was elected President, and Vratislav Busek, former Professor of Charles University, and Rafael Kubelik, the world-renowned conductor, Vice-presidents. Dr. Jaroslav Nemec was subsequently elected Secretary-General, Oldrich Cerny, Treasurer, and Ivan Herben, Press Secretary. Almost all of the organizational and administrative work during these early stages of development rested on the shoulders of Dr. Nemec. His task was made considerably easier by the enthusiastic support, energetic work, and ready counsel he received from Professor Hlavaty and Ivan Herben.The original Study Section in Washington, DC later became the Washington Chapter of the Society, under the chairmanship of Dr. Ladislav Feierabend. This Chapter, with its novel and extensive activities, has become a model for other local chapters of the Society which were soon established throughout the United States and Canada.In the fall of 1959 the Society began to publish its regular news bulletin, Zpravy SVU, under the editorship of Ivan Herben. At the same time, Professor Rudolf Sturm of Skidmore College succeeded Dr. Nemec as Secretary-General.At the first General Assembly ("Valne shromazdeni"), which took place in New York City on April 16, 1960, the members approved the Society's by-laws, according to which the Society became an independent organization. Professor Hlavaty was elected President, Professor Vratislav Busek, Rafael Kubelik, and Dr. Felix Mikula (former aide to the Archbishop of Prague Josef Beran), Vice-presidents, and Dr. Nemec, Secretary-general.In 1961, the organization was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York as a non-profit cultural organization and it assumed the name: Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences in America, Inc. Although the Society maintains its headquarters in the United States, it is an international organization. The original concept of the society of Czech and Slovak intelligentsia abroad has changed into that of an organization open to all scholars, regardless of national background, who are genuinely interested in the advancement of Czechoslovak scholarship.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 292 pages. 8.75x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. 191pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some toning.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. University Press of Virginia, 1988. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, xvii,220pp. Owner name/date, d/j flaps creased. A fair copy. 0813911737/0.6us . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good - Cash. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Some foxing to the top edge of the pages. DJ is in a mylar stuck to the book. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Zustand: New. 1994. Reprint. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 200 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Fine. ~No ownership marks. No dustwrapper. ~Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. Size: vi,166pp.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 201 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.51 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: New.

hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, and with a clean and unmarked text, 191pp.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.