The Origins Of Postcommunist ElitesHow is it that Czechoslovakias separation into two countries in 1993 was accomplished so peacefullyespecially when compared with the experiences of its neighbors Russia and Yugoslavia? This book provides a sociological answer to this questionand an empirical explanation for the breakup of Czechoslovakiaby tracing the political processes begun in the Prague Spring of 1968. Gil Eyals main argument is that Czechoslovakias breakup was caused by a struggle