Struggle over Identity
The Official and the Alternative “Belarusianness”
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.
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- Éditeur : Central European University Press
- Collection : CEUP collection
- Lieu d’édition : Budapest
- Année d’édition : 2010
- Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 23 janvier 2013
- EAN (Édition imprimée) : 9789639776685
- EAN électronique : 9786155211843
- Nombre de pages : 312 p.
Part I. Nation in Theory
Part II. The Rise and Development of the Belarusian National Idea
Part III. Belarusian Post-Communism
Part IV. Arguments and Paradoxes of Weak Belarusian Identity
Part V. Struggle over Identity
Part VI. Cultural Manifestation versus Social Reification
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.
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