At the Edge of the Nation - The Southern Kurils and the Search for Russia's National Identity

Provides an account of how the Southern Kurils Islands have shaped the parameters of the Russian state and framed debates on the politics of identity in the post-Soviet era. By shifting the debate beyond Eurocentric and Moscow-focused writings, Paul Richardson reveals broad alternatives and possibilities for Russian identity in Asia.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Paul B. Richardson is a lecturer in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham.

Zusammenfassung

Provides an account of how the Southern Kurils Islands have shaped the parameters of the Russian state and framed debates on the politics of identity in the post-Soviet era. By shifting the debate beyond Eurocentric and Moscow-focused writings, Paul Richardson reveals broad alternatives and possibilities for Russian identity in Asia.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Paul B Richardson, Paul B. Richardson
• Mitarbeit: Kieko Matteson (Herausgeber), Anand A Yang (Herausgeber), Anand A. Yang (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: University of hawaii press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780824888879
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-8887-9
• Seiten: 264
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 226 mm x 23 mm
• Gewicht: 408 g
• Serien: Perspectives on the Global Past; Perspectives on the Global Pas
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Vergleichende und internationale Politikwissenschaft