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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

Charles King

Riassunto

"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"

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Charles King, Charles Melvin King, King Charles, Neil Melvin, Melvin Neil
• Con la collaborazione di: Charles King (Editore), Neil J. Melvin (Editore)
• Editore: Perseus Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.05.1999
• EAN: 9780813337388
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-3738-8
• Pagine: 254
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; 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