ISBN:
9780415833691
Language:
English
Pages:
XX, 177 S.
,
Kt.
Edition:
First published
Series Statement:
BASEES / Routledge series on Russian and East European studies 98
DDC:
305.8009475/2
Keywords:
Ethnicity
;
Nationalism
;
Post-communism Social aspects
;
Stavropolʹskiĭ kraĭ (Russia) Ethnic relations
;
Russia (Federation) Ethnic relations
;
Caucasus, Northern (Russia) Ethnic relations
;
Russland
;
Ethnizität
;
Nationalismus
;
Postkommunismus
;
Kraj Stawropol
;
Ethnische Beziehungen
Abstract:
"While the collapse of communism in Russia was relatively peaceful, ethnic relations have been deteriorating since then. This deterioration poses a threat to the functioning of the Russian state and is a major obstacle to its future development. Analysing ethnic relations in the North Caucasus, this book demonstrates how a myriad of processes that characterised post-Soviet transition, including demographic change, economic upheaval, geopolitical instability, and political re-structuring, have affected daily life for citizens. It raises important questions about ethnicity, identity, nationalism, sovereignty, and territoriality in the post-Soviet space"--
Abstract:
"By focusing on the 'everyday' and the local, this book presents an understanding of ethnic relations in post-Soviet Russia. It contributes to the construction of a record of history after the collapse of the USSR and the attempts of the Soviet government to eradicate ethno-nationalism. The book extends the application of literature on ethnic relations and political geography to include the post-Soviet North Caucasus, and it raises questions about sovereignty, territoriality, and nationalism, emphasizing the importance of both the rural and urban dimensions to interethnic relations in the post-Soviet space"--
Abstract:
"While the collapse of communism in Russia was relatively peaceful, ethnic relations have been deteriorating since then. This deterioration poses a threat to the functioning of the Russian state and is a major obstacle to its future development. Analysing ethnic relations in the North Caucasus, this book demonstrates how a myriad of processes that characterised post-Soviet transition, including demographic change, economic upheaval, geopolitical instability, and political re-structuring, have affected daily life for citizens. It raises important questions about ethnicity, identity, nationalism, sovereignty, and territoriality in the post-Soviet space"--
Abstract:
"By focusing on the 'everyday' and the local, this book presents an understanding of ethnic relations in post-Soviet Russia. It contributes to the construction of a record of history after the collapse of the USSR and the attempts of the Soviet government to eradicate ethno-nationalism. The book extends the application of literature on ethnic relations and political geography to include the post-Soviet North Caucasus, and it raises questions about sovereignty, territoriality, and nationalism, emphasizing the importance of both the rural and urban dimensions to interethnic relations in the post-Soviet space"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Glossary of Russian TermsNote on Transliteration -- Maps -- Ethnicity in Post-Soviet Russia -- The Post-Soviet North Caucasus -- Post-Soviet Population Change -- Ethnic Discrimination and Violence in Stavropol Kray -- Discourses of Demonisation : Chechens, Russians, and the Stavropol Riots of 2007 -- Contested Memorialisation : Understanding Ethnic Relations Through the Built Environment -- Performing Ethnic Relations : Regional Spectacles in Stavropol Kray.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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