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Nation-building in the Post-Soviet Borderlands: The Politics of National Identities
Graham Smith
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Paperback. This book examines how national and ethnic identities are being reforged in the post-Soviet borderland states. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1 b/w illus. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
This book examines how national and ethnic identities are being reforged in the post-Soviet borderland states. The first chapter provides a conceptual and theoretical context for examining national identities, drawing in particular upon post-colonial theory. The rest of the book is divided into three parts. In Part I, the authors examine how national histories of the borderland states are being rewritten especially in relation to new nationalising historiographies, around myths of origin, homeland, and descent. Part II explores the ethnopolitics of group boundary construction and how such a politics has led to nationalising policies of both exclusion and inclusion. Part ... Read more
This book examines how national and ethnic identities are being reforged in the post-Soviet borderland states. The first chapter provides a conceptual and theoretical context for examining national identities, drawing in particular upon post-colonial theory. The rest of the book is divided into three parts. In Part I, the authors examine how national histories of the borderland states are being rewritten especially in relation to new nationalising historiographies, around myths of origin, homeland, and descent. Part II explores the ethnopolitics of group boundary construction and how such a politics has led to nationalising policies of both exclusion and inclusion. Part ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521599689
SKU
V9780521599689
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Reviews for Nation-building in the Post-Soviet Borderlands: The Politics of National Identities
'… this book brings together several important aspects of nationalizing regimes, specifically the politics of history, social boundaries, and language … this book is a breath of fresh air in the study of nationalities in the post-Soviet states. Consequently Nation-building in the Post-Soviet Borderlands is an important addition to the post-Soviet bookshelf.' Slavonic and East European Review