Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict in and after the Soviet Union : The Mind Aflame

by Valery Tishkov

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Format Paperback / Softback

Book Series International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)

ISBN-10 0761951857

ISBN-13 9780761951858

Publisher SAGE Publications Inc

Imprint SAGE Publications Inc

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 28th, 1996

Print length 352 Pages

Weight 520 grams

Dimensions 23.40 x 15.80 x 1.80 cms

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This analysis of post-Soviet nationalism covers both its hegemonic forms, executed by dominant groups like the Russians, and its periphery forms, subscribed to mainly by ethnic minorities with diminished status. Both constitute a major obstacle to civic nation-building and democratic reform.

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 accessible basis for political mobilization; a means of controlling power and resources in a transforming society; and therapy for the great trauma suffered by individuals and groups under previous regimes. This complexity helps explain the contradictory nature and outcomes of public ethnic policies based on a doctrine of ethno-nationalism.

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