Votruba, Martin
(2012)
Slovak Coalitions: Getting Glued to a Word.
Slovak Studies Association Newsletter, 2012 (1).
Abstract
The word zlepenec ("glued-together hack job") developed from a technical term and a comment on a work of art into a highly politicized label. Difficulties with its translation stem partly in the difference between U.S. and British politics on the one hand, and the political systems in Continental Europe. Contrary to assumptions by commentators and experts, the word was first applied in politics decades ago, and was used to label parties at both ends of the political spectrum until circumstances and political strife made it stick as a disparaging label describing rightist party alliances.
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31 March 2012 |
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Slovak Studies Association Newsletter |
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2012 |
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1 |
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Slovak Studies Association, affiliated with ASEEES |
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University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Slavic Languages and Literatures |
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No |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Slovakia, Slovak, politics, elections, zlepenec, post-communist, politics |
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03 Apr 2012 14:45 |
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25 Aug 2017 05:08 |
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http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11634 |
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