Czech ‘Em Out Book Club meets on the third Monday of each month with NCSML volunteer Steve Pederson in the Skala Bartizal Library following the reading of each months selected book. You can purchase this month’s book from the Museum Store.
February’s selection — Freedom to Win, by Ethan Scheiner
A gripping story of the Czechoslovak hockey team and their win over the Soviet team during the 1969 World Hockey Championship that stirred emotions of many fans at home as well as it raised a symbolic fist at the post-Prague Spring Societ and Warsaw Pact occupants.
About the Author:
Ethan Scheiner is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. He teaches and writes about the intersection of politics and sports. His writings on sports and political resistance have appeared in several publishing’s. His previous books include Democracy without Competition in Japan and Electoral Systems and Political Context.
