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Twice a minority: Kosovo Circassians in the Russian Federation

English · Hardback

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This book tells thestory of 64 Circassian families who during the Kosovo conflictin 1989/99 migrated from the Field of Blackbirds to the Republic ofAdygheya in the Russian North Caucasus, their historical "homeland". It focuseson the identification process among the Kosovo Circassians before andafter this migration. In her approach, Marieta Schneider challengesthe nationalist assumptions of a non-conflicting relationship betweenidentity, ethnicity and culture and demonstrates the impact of theminority status on the identity formation of thisethnic community. By comparing national and minority politics both inex-Yugoslavia and in the USSR/Russian Federation, the author highlightsthe role linguistic, religious, cultural and social "boundaries"played in this process. The book provides new insights for thosewho study minority politics and identification processes in the Balkans, in theSoviet Union and in the post-Soviet realm.

List of contents

Preface - Acknowledgments - Maps - Figures - Abbreviations and Terms - Note on Places, Names, Transliteration and Translation On Geographic Settings - Introduction - Chapter One Theoretical and Conceptual Framework - Chapter Two Migrations and the Kosovo Circassians - Chapter Three Language and Identification - Chapter Four Religion and Identification - Chapter Five Culture and Identification - Chapter Six Gender and Identification - Summary and Outlook - Appendices - Pictures - Bibliography

About the author










Marieta Schneider isinterested in the cultural history of the North Caucasus and theneighbouring regions. A native of Maykop in the Russian NorthCaucasus, she studied history at Sankt-Petersburg State University and got herPhD at Leipzig University.

Product details

Authors Marieta Schneider
Assisted by Stefan Troebst (Editor)
Publisher Peter Lang
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 28.04.2021
 
EAN 9783631852460
ISBN 978-3-631-85246-0
No. of pages 338
Dimensions 155 mm x 27 mm x 216 mm
Weight 559 g
Illustrations 30 Abb.
Series Gesellschaften und Staaten im Epochenwandel / Societies and States in Transformation
Subject Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries

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