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Milada Polišenská Martin Josten

The Fight of Exiled Journalist and Anti-Communist Activist Josef Josten

For Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights (1948–1985)

Milada Polišenská, Martin Josten, Václav Havel , Otto Pick

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Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
22 January 2025

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The Fight of Exiled Journalist and Anti-Communist Activist Josef Josten: For Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights (1948–1985) explores the life and work of exiled Czech journalist Josef Josten (1913-1985) and his fight against the communist Soviet regime in his homeland. Josten was a tireless journalist, activist, and organizer of campaigns and initiatives to expose communist strategy and tactics. During his exile, he set up the Free Czechoslovakia Information Service, which issued the regular bulletin Features and News from Behind the Iron Curtain. His work culminated in the Free Czechoslovakia Campaign, and the establishment of the British Committee for the Defense of the Unjustly Prosecuted. This book offers insight into the Soviet directives regarding their relationship with Great Britain, the struggles of the Czech exile community, and the infiltration of the exile movement by Soviet secret agents.

By: Milada Polišenská
Foreword by: Martin Josten, Václav Havel, Otto Pick
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781666931730
ISBN 10: 166693173X
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 22 January 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Milada Polišenská is distinguished senior lecturer and provost emerita at Anglo-American University.

Reviews for The Fight of Exiled Journalist and Anti-Communist Activist Josef Josten: For Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights (1948–1985)

""Polisenská's book is an excellent biography of an extraordinary personality committed to liberal democracy and the protection of human rights and dignity, set in the context of so-called great history. The work of Josef Josten, a Czechoslovak exile in the United Kingdom during the Cold War, can be seen from different perspectives, including the one promoted by Tomás G. Masaryk, of 'small-scale work' in the service of the nation and democracy."" ""Polisenska provides an incredibly engrossing history that effortlessly moves between a fascinating man (Josten) and the context and details of the fascinating times in which he lived. The work is thereby enlightening in regards to not only the particulars of Josten, but also the life led by individuals like him as well as the complex history of World War II and the Cold War. It is one of those rare and much appreciated works of history that is hard to put down while filling in a gap of knowledge the reader isn't even fully aware they are in need of resolving at the outset. It is an immensely pleasurable and satisfying read.""