Ethnicity, nationalism and conflict in and after the Soviet Union : the mind aflame

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Label

Ethnicity, nationalism and conflict in and after the Soviet Union : the mind aflame

Title remainder

the mind aflame

Statement of responsibility

Valery Tishkov

Creator

• Tishkov, V. A., (Valeriĭ Aleksandrovich), 1941-

Contributor

• United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
• International Peace Research Institute

Subject

• Minorities -- Former Soviet republics
• Minorities -- Soviet Union
• Nationalism -- Former Soviet republics
• Nationalism -- Soviet Union
• Soviet Union -- Ethnic relations
• Former Soviet republics -- Ethnic relations

Language

eng

Summary

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

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

LC call number

DK33

LC item number

.T54 1997eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography