National Identities and Ethnic Minorities in Eastern Europe
Author | : Ray Taras |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2016-07-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1349265535 |
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This volume provides a cross-national analysis of the changing identities of various national and ethnic groups, their new political influence in the emergent democracies and their efforts to revive suppressed cultures. It begins with a theoretical analysis of the concepts of national identity and ethnicity. It features case studies of contemporary Belarussian, Polish and Ukrainian national identities before turning to a study of Eastern Europe's hidden ethnic minorities, like the Finno-Ugric peoples in Russia, the Lemkos in Poland and the Gypsies in Bulgaria.