Václav Havel
Subtitle: civic responsibility in the postmodern age
By: James F. Pontuso.
Series: 20th century political thinkers
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: Havel, Václav.; Political science -- Philosophy.; Responsibility.; Czech Republic -- Politics and government -- 1993-
Description: "In the first book to bring together Havel's life and work, James Pontuso examines the Czech president's political philosophy. Pontuso argues that Havel's life as a dissident and political leader, his political writings, and his plays are part of a whole and must be understood as intimately connected to one another. In this work, Pontuso explores these connections and explains Havel's prescriptions for political life."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A life like a work of art; title: A hesitant philosopher; title: A dissident in an "unnatural" world; title: An ironic playwright; title: Free-markets and civil society; title: An "untactical" president.