Nations Abroad - Diaspora Politics International Relations in Former Soviet Union

This book discusses trans-border ethnic populations in the former Soviet Union in a broader conceptual context, highlighting the importance of diaspora issues both for post-Sovietologists and for scholars of comparative politics and international relations in general.

List of contents

A Note on Usage -- Introduction: Nationalism, Transnationalism, and Postcommunism -- The Russians: Diaspora and the End of Empire -- The Jews: A Diaspora Within a Diaspora -- The Armenians: Conflicting Identities and the Politics of Division -- The Ukrainians: Engaging the "Eastern Diaspora" -- The Kazakhs: Demographics, Diasporas, and "Return" -- The Volga Tatars: Diasporas and the Politics of Federalism -- The Poles: Western Aspirations, Eastern Minorities -- Conclusion: Diasporas, International Relations, and Post-Soviet Eurasia

About the author

Charles King

Summary

"Based on new field research by an international team of post-Soviet specialists, Nations Abroad is the first comparative study to examine the complexities of trans-border ethnic groups and state-build"

Product details

• Authors: Charles King, Charles Melvin King, King Charles, Neil Melvin, Melvin Neil
• Assisted by: Charles King (Editor), Neil J. Melvin (Editor)
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.05.1999
• EAN: 9780813337388
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-3738-8
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Internationale Beziehungen, Osteuropa, UdSSR, Sowjetunion, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Political structure & processes, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Political structure and processes, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet