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Chapter 2 - Czechoslovakia
from Part I - Origins
- By Tomáš Kačer
Edited by David Kornhaber, University of Texas, Austin, James N. Loehlin, University of Texas, Austin
Book:

Tom Stoppard in Context

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09 June 2021

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17 June 2021, pp 10-17
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Although his family left Czechoslovakia fleeing Nazi persecution when he was a child, Tom Stoppard re-engaged with the country of his birth through his human rights work and his friendship with Vaclav Havel.

Chapter 22 - Human Rights and Censorship
from Part V - Politics
- By Mark Hurst
Edited by David Kornhaber, University of Texas, Austin, James N. Loehlin, University of Texas, Austin
Book:

Tom Stoppard in Context

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09 June 2021

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17 June 2021, pp 181-188
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Human rights issues are touched on throughout Stoppard’s work and are at the centre of several plays from the 1970s addressing conditions in Eastern Europe. Stoppard’s concerns for human rights went beyond utilising these events as a backdrop for his plays. These plays were in themselves sometimes used as political weapons in the ambiguous battleground of the Cold War.

Chapter 9 - Václav Havel
from Part II - Influences
- By Michael Žantovský
Edited by David Kornhaber, University of Texas, Austin, James N. Loehlin, University of Texas, Austin
Book:

Tom Stoppard in Context

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09 June 2021

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17 June 2021, pp 71-78
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Though they met only late in life, the two great Czech-born playwrights Havel in Stoppard shared a close kinship in many areas, including both artistic interests and political commitments, though Stoppard is generally regarded as much less political than Havel, who became president of Czechoslovakia.

Presidential Elements in Government The Czech Republic
Jan Kysela, Zdeněk Kühn
Journal:

European Constitutional Law Review / Volume 3 / Issue 1 / February 2007

Published online by Cambridge University Press:

02 April 2007, pp. 91-113

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February 2007
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History of the Czech presidency – Constitutional status of the President – Personal powers and powers subject to countersignature by the Premier – Presidency of V. Havel and V. Klaus – Emerging constitutional conventions – Appointment of judges – Resignation of Ministers and Appointment of Premier – Legislative veto – Moderation of the constitutional system rather than implementation of a political programme – Importance of the political context – Parliamentarianism with a relatively influential President.

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