Ethnic and national conflicts have been an unexpected and major source of problems in many parts of the world in recent times. Nowhere more so than in the formerly communist countries. This book provides a readable introduction to, and brief analytical coverage of, all the ethnic disputes of the 199
Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict in the Post-Communist World
โ Scribed by Ben Fowkes (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 240
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-15
The Formation of Ethnic Groups....Pages 16-38
Ethnic Groups into Nations....Pages 39-70
Ethnicity and Nationhood under Communism....Pages 71-99
The 1990s in Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 100-133
Ethnic Conflict and Compromise in the Former Soviet Union....Pages 134-166
Reasons for Conflict and Prospects for the Future....Pages 167-186
Back Matter....Pages 187-228
โฆ Subjects
Russian and Post-Soviet Politics; International Relations; Ethnicity Studies; Political Theory
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