{"product_id":"a-woman-political-prisoner-in-fascist-slovakia-unlearning-democracy-9781041199847","title":"A Woman Political Prisoner in Fascist Slovakia: Unlearning Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marína Zavacká\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Eastern Europe - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM�ria Jans�kov�'s 1939 memoir offers a rare, deeply personal account of political repression in wartime Slovakia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailing her imprisonment in the Ilava detention camp, she records the harsh physical and psychological conditions of daily life - from solitary confinement in mouldy cells to interrogation routines. Her attentive portrayals of fellow prisoners bridge their civilian identities with their suffering under a pro-Nazi regime, highlighting the broader mechanisms of democratic erosion. After her release, she remained under strict surveillance, isolated in her home. Writing became her coping strategy - the only way to \"talk it out.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1946, the memoir soon faded into obscurity as Jans�kov� again faced pressure from an undemocratic regime, this time the communist one. Rediscovered only in 2018, it now reaches a wider audience, accompanied by a concise, research-driven introduction that situates this overlooked testimony within broader WWII histories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47889543725207,"sku":"9781041199847","price":14808.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781041199847.webp?v=1781176845","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-woman-political-prisoner-in-fascist-slovakia-unlearning-democracy-9781041199847","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}