Identities and Representations in Georgia from the 19th Century to the Present

This interdisciplinary volume explores various identities and their expressions in Georgia from the early 19th century to the present. It focuses on memory culture, the politics of history, and the relations between imperial and national traditions. It also addresses political, social, cultural, personal, religious, and gender identities. Individual contributions address the imperial scenarios of Russia's tsars visiting the Caucasus, Georgian political romanticism, specific aspects of the feminist movement and of pedagogical reform projects before 1917. Others discuss the personality cult of Stalin, the role of the museum built for the Soviet dictator in his hometown Gori, and Georgian nationalism in the uprising of 1956. Essays about the Abkhaz independence movement, the political role of national saints, post-Soviet identity crises, atheist sub-cultures, and current perceptions of citizenship take the volume into the contemporary period.

About the author

Hubertus Jahn, University of Cambridge.

Product details

• Assisted by: Hubertus Jahn (Editor)
• Publisher: Oldenbourg
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2020
• EAN: 9783110659276
• ISBN: 978-3-11-065927-6
• No. of pages: 194
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 19 mm x 248 mm
• Weight: 442 g
• Illustrations: 10 col. ill.
• Series: Schriften des Historischen Kollegs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > 20th century (up to 1945)