Struggle over Identity

Struggle over Identity

Rejecting the cliché about "weak identity and underdeveloped nationalism," Bekus argues for the co-existence of two parallel concepts of Belarusianness-the official and the alternative one-which mirrors the current state of the Belarusian people more accurately and allows for a different...

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Main Author: Nelly Bekus (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Central European University Press 2010
Subjects:
liberalism
authoritarianism
post-communism
socialism
Belarus
bolshevism
democracy
identity
political ideologies
nationalism
capitalism
Belarusian regime
linguistic russification
Soviet Union
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Summary:Rejecting the cliché about "weak identity and underdeveloped nationalism," Bekus argues for the co-existence of two parallel concepts of Belarusianness-the official and the alternative one-which mirrors the current state of the Belarusian people more accurately and allows for a different interpretation of the interconnection between the democratization and nationalization of Belarusian society. The book describes how the ethno-symbolic nation of the Belarusian nationalists, based on the cult...
ISBN:9786155211843
9789639776685
Access:Open Access

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