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Czech Republic / Efstathia Sioras, Michael Spilling, Debbie Nevins.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cultures of the world (third edition)Publisher: New York : Cavendish Square, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Third editionDescription: 144 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781502636362
  • 1502636360
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Czech Republic today -- Geography -- History -- Government -- Economy -- Environment -- Czechs -- Lifestyle -- Religion -- Language -- Arts -- Leisure -- Festivals -- Food.
Summary: The landlocked Czech Republic is not a large country, but it has a rich history. Known for its architectural treasures, lush forests, and a strong literary heritage, the Czech Republic was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was united with Slovakia under the name Czechoslovakia before its peaceful independence in 1993. Since then, the Czech Republic has become a stable and prosperous parliamentary republic. Readers will learn more about this complex country and its distinctive culture in this engaging and informative book.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 914.371 S618 Available 33111009232881
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The landlocked Czech Republic is not a large country, but it has a rich history. Known for its architectural treasures, lush forests, and a strong literary heritage, the Czech Republic was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was united with Slovakia under the name Czechoslovakia before its peaceful independence in 1993. Since then, the Czech Republic has become a stable and prosperous parliamentary republic. Readers will learn more about this complex country and its distinctive culture in this engaging and informative book.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-142) and index.

Czech Republic today -- Geography -- History -- Government -- Economy -- Environment -- Czechs -- Lifestyle -- Religion -- Language -- Arts -- Leisure -- Festivals -- Food.

The landlocked Czech Republic is not a large country, but it has a rich history. Known for its architectural treasures, lush forests, and a strong literary heritage, the Czech Republic was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was united with Slovakia under the name Czechoslovakia before its peaceful independence in 1993. Since then, the Czech Republic has become a stable and prosperous parliamentary republic. Readers will learn more about this complex country and its distinctive culture in this engaging and informative book.

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