Ethnicity, nationalism and conflict in and after the Soviet Union : the mind aflame

Ethnicity, nationalism and conflict in and after the Soviet Union : the mind aflame /

Valery Tishkov is a well-known Russian historian and anthropologist, and former Minister of Nationalities in Yeltsin's government. This book draws on his inside knowledge of major events and extensive primary research. Tishkov argues that ethnicity has a multifaceted role: it is the most access...

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Main Author: Tishkov, V. A. (Valeriĭ Aleksandrovich), 1941-
Corporate Authors: International Peace Research Institute, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1997
Series:International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)
Subjects:
Nationalism > Soviet Union.
Minorities > Soviet Union.
Nationalism > Soviet Union > Republics.
Minorities > Former Soviet republics.
Nationalism > Former Soviet republics.
Soviet Union > Ethnic relations.
Former Soviet republics > Ethnic relations.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; On the Use of Titles, Names, and Categories; INTRODUCTION: THE FEEL OF THE GAME; PART ONE: GENERAL APPROACHES AND ISSUES; 1
  • Ethnicity in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Context; 2
  • Soviet Ethnic Engineering: Success and Failure; 3
  • Ethno-politics in a Time of Transition; 4
  • Territories, Resources, and Power; 5
  • Cultures and Languages in Conflict; PART TWO: CASE STUDIES; 6
  • The Russians are Leaving: Central Asia and Kazakhstan; 7
  • The Culture of Ethnic Violence: the Osh Conflict; 8
  • The Anatomy of Ethnic Cleansing: the Ingush-Ossetian Conflict.

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