THE ROLE OF SLOVAK ÉMIGRÉS IN NORTH AMERICA IN THE EMANCIPATION OF THE SLOVAK NATION
THE ROLE OF SLOVAK ÉMIGRÉS IN NORTH AMERICA IN THE EMANCIPATION OF THE SLOVAK NATION
Author(s): M. Mark StolarikSubject(s): Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Government/Political systems, Evaluation research, Migration Studies
Published by: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
Keywords: Slovak émigrés; Slovak nation; Independence;
Summary/Abstract: Slovak émigrés in North America have played a major role in the emancipation of their nation from foreign rule in the last century. Although this process was not always very smooth, due to the opposition of some of their neighbours, and also because of internal divisions among Slovaks, bothat home and abroad, nevertheless in 1993 a democratic and independent Slovak Republic appeared on the map of Europe. While the proximate causes of the creation of theSlovak Republic are fairly well-known, the long-term role of émigrés in North America in this process are not yet fully appreciated. This paper is a first attempt to sketch the broad outlines of the role of political émigrés in promoting Slovak aspirations for independence.
Journal: Društvena istraživanja - Časopis za opća društvena pitanja
- Issue Year: 7/1998
- Issue No: 33+34
- Page Range: 75-88
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English