Poválečné Spojené státy americké očima českého sociologa. Nepublikovaná reflexe Ot ****************************************************************************************** * Nešpor Zdeněk R. ****************************************************************************************** The Post-War United States of America through the Eyes of a Czech Sociologist. An Unpublis Otakar Machotka in its Contexts Abstrakt One o f the most s ignificant Czech (social science) reflections o f the United States was sociologist Otakar Machotka (1899–1970) and was published in 1946. The author prepared an of the chapter for publication reflecting the changes that American society underwent duri and its aftermath; however, this could not be published and thus remained unknown. This ra archives of the unfinished, yet very significant manuscript as to its contents and methodo to be finally published; the editor supplemented Machotka’s work with an extensive context This article describes and analyses the development and character of Czech reflections of from the 19th c entury until the s econd half o f the 20th century, a tradition in which M in and came to terms with, and which also stemmed off of Machotka’s work itself. Furthermo intellectual trajectory, with an emphasis on the American experience as well as the meanin author) of its public presentation in the Czech environment, is described. In conclusion, of the edited manuscript is evaluated in terms of its theory, methodology, and contents. Klíčová slova United States of America – 20th century; American studies; Czech sociology; Machotka, Otak Článek v PDF ke stažení [ URL "LM-793-version1-nespor.pdf"] Zdeněk R. Nešpor [ URL "LM-269.html "]