1st Edition
Struggle over Identity The Official and the Alternative "Belarusianness"
By Nelly Bekus
Copyright 2010
312 Pages
by
Central European University Press
312 Pages
by
Central European University Press
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.... Read more
Introduction, 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. The Struggle over Identity, Part VI. Cultural Manifestation versus Social Reification, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Nelly Bekus is a Belarusian social scientist and publicist, and a member of the European Cultural Parliament. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and is Assistant Professor at the University of Warsaw.
