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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage,
1997.
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Colección: | International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Notas: | "PRIO, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo; UNRISD, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development." |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 334 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-318) and index. |
ISBN: | 0585365296 9780585365299 9781848609198 1848609191 9781446279427 1446279421 1282262297 9781282262294 9786612262296 661226229X |