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Demodernization

A Future in the Past

by Yakov Rabkin, Mikhail Minakov, Fabian Zuk, Philippe Genequand, Francisco Rivera, Orit Bashkin, Detlev Quintern, Hitoshi Suzuki, Ilan Pappé0, Guy Lanoue1, Richard Foltz2, Marc Jeandesboz3, Olivier Bauer4, Jo-Ansie van Wyk5, Meir Amor6, Jean-Luc Gautero7, Marc Goetzmann8, Bertrand Cochard9 ...

Medical doctors driving taxis, architects selling beer on street corners, scientific institutes closed down amid rusting carcasses of industrial plants—these images became common at the turn of the 21st century in many once modern “civilized” countries. In quite a few of them, long-time neighbours came to kill each other, apparently motivated by the newly discovered differences of religion, ... Read more

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Medical doctors driving taxis, architects selling beer on street corners, scientific institutes closed down amid rusting carcasses of industrial plants—these images became common at the turn of the 21st century in many once modern “civilized” countries. In quite a few of them, long-time neighbours came to kill each other, apparently motivated by the newly discovered differences of religion,
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Philosophy Unchained

Developments in Post-Soviet Philosophical Thought With a foreword by Christopher Donohue

by Andreas Umland, Yevgeiy Abdullaev, Viktoras Bachmetjevas, Alexandru Cosmescu, Denys Kiryukhin, Giorgi Khuroshvili, Maija Kule, Mikhail Maiatsky, Mikhail Minakov, Tatyana Shchyttsova ...

Series Book 259 - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
The East European nations’ common past in the Soviet Union connects them in terms of both their political histories and the evolution of their philosophical thought. The USSR’s dissolution created new opportunities, domestic and international, in science, politics, and business. De-Sovietization meant for philosophy that it lost its former significance as a political-ideological tool of the ... Read more

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The East European nations’ common past in the Soviet Union connects them in terms of both their political histories and the evolution of their philosophical thought. The USSR’s dissolution created new opportunities, domestic and international, in science, politics, and business. De-Sovietization meant for philosophy that it lost its former significance as a political-ideological tool of the
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Inventing Majorities

Ideological Creativity in Post-Soviet Societies

by Mikhail Minakov, Andreas Umland, Petra Colmorgen, Augusto Dala Costa, Oleksandr Fisun, Roman Horbyk, Ivan Gomza, Nadiia Koval, Natalia Kudriavtseva, Mielkov Yurii0, Yana Prymachenko1, Gulnara Shaikhutdinova2, Nataliya Vinnykova3, Yuliya Yurchuk4, Ruslan Zaporozhchenko5 ...

Series Book 239 - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
The recent history of post-Soviet societies is heavily shaped by the successor nations’ efforts to geopolitically re-identify themselves and to reify certain majorities in them. As a result of these fascinating processes, various new ideologies have appeared. Some are specific to the post-Soviet space while others are comparable to ideational processes in other parts of the world. In this ... Read more

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The recent history of post-Soviet societies is heavily shaped by the successor nations’ efforts to geopolitically re-identify themselves and to reify certain majorities in them. As a result of these fascinating processes, various new ideologies have appeared. Some are specific to the post-Soviet space while others are comparable to ideational processes in other parts of the world. In this
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Post-Soviet Secessionism

Nation-Building and State-Failure after Communism

by Gwendolyn Sasse, Andreas Umland, Bruno Coppieters, Jan Claas Behrends, Petra Colmorgen, Nataliia Kasianenko, Alice Lackner, Mikhail Minakov0 ...

Series Book 226 - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
The USSR’s dissolution resulted in the creation of not only fifteen recognized states but also of four non-recognized statelets: Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Transnistria. Their polities comprise networks with state-like elements. Since the early 1990s, the four pseudo-states have been continously dependent on their sponsor countries (Russia, Armenia), and contesting the ... Read more

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The USSR’s dissolution resulted in the creation of not only fifteen recognized states but also of four non-recognized statelets: Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Transnistria. Their polities comprise networks with state-like elements. Since the early 1990s, the four pseudo-states have been continously dependent on their sponsor countries (Russia, Armenia), and contesting the
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Transnational Ukraine?

Networks and Ties that Influence(d) Contemporary Ukraine

by Timm Beichelt, Susann Worschech, Andreas Umland, Andre Härtel, Mikhail Minakov, Yuliya Yurchuk, Alexander Clarkson, Andriy Korniychuk, Magdalena Patalong0, Richard Steinberg1, Heiko Pleines2, Susanne Spahn3, Simon Schlegel4, Mascha Brammer5, Veronika Borysenko6, Jonas Eichhorn7 ...

Series Book 159 - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
The Euromaidan protests highlighted Ukraine as a state between East and West European pathways. It became obvious that Ukraine’s search for identity and future is deeply rooted in historical fragmentations of the country which indicate Ukraine’s long-standing and multiple ties beyond its borders. In this volume, distinguished scholars provide empirical analysis and theoretical reflections on ... Read more

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The Euromaidan protests highlighted Ukraine as a state between East and West European pathways. It became obvious that Ukraine’s search for identity and future is deeply rooted in historical fragmentations of the country which indicate Ukraine’s long-standing and multiple ties beyond its borders. In this volume, distinguished scholars provide empirical analysis and theoretical reflections on
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Development and Dystopia

Studies in Post-Soviet Ukraine and Eastern Europe

by Andreas Umland, Prof. Mikhail Minakov ...

Series Book 179 - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
This book dissects—from both philosophical and empirical viewpoints—the peculiar developmental challenges, geopolitical contexts, and dystopic stalemates that post-Soviet societies face during their transition to new political and cultural orders. The principal geographical focus of the essays is Ukraine, but most of the assembled texts are also relevant and/or refer to other post-Soviet countries ... Read more

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This book dissects—from both philosophical and empirical viewpoints—the peculiar developmental challenges, geopolitical contexts, and dystopic stalemates that post-Soviet societies face during their transition to new political and cultural orders. The principal geographical focus of the essays is Ukraine, but most of the assembled texts are also relevant and/or refer to other post-Soviet countries
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Legacies of Totalitarian Language in the Discourse Culture of the Post-Totalitarian Era

The Case of Eastern Europe, Russia, and China

by Matthew H. Ciscel, Fengyuan Ji, Ekaterina Levintova, Andrejs Plakans, Marek Skovajsa, Norina Solomon, Magda Stroinska, Cosmina Tanasoiu, Rossen Vassilev, Marius Dragomir ...

This book is unique in its kind. It is the first scholarly work to attempt a comprehensive and fairly detailed look into the lingering legacies of the communist totalitarian modes of thought and expression in the new discourse forms of the post-totalitarian era. The book gives also new and interesting insights into the ways the new, presumably democratically-minded political elites in post ... Read more

$105.99 USD

This book is unique in its kind. It is the first scholarly work to attempt a comprehensive and fairly detailed look into the lingering legacies of the communist totalitarian modes of thought and expression in the new discourse forms of the post-totalitarian era. The book gives also new and interesting insights into the ways the new, presumably democratically-minded political elites in post
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Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More

The Last Soviet Generation

by Alexei Yurchak, Alexei Yurchak ...

Series series Princeton Classics
“[An] extraordinary book.”—Brian Eno • “One of the best books about the U.S.S.R. in its late stage.”—Alexei Navalny, from Patriot: A Memoir • “Not just history, but a pleasure to read, a true work of art.”—Slavoj Žižek • “Extraordinary and brilliant.”—Adam Curtis, director of HyperNormalisationA fascinating exploration of “hypernormalization” in a political system that seemed powerful and eternal ... Read more

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“[An] extraordinary book.”—Brian Eno • “One of the best books about the U.S.S.R. in its late stage.”—Alexei Navalny, from Patriot: A Memoir • “Not just history, but a pleasure to read, a true work of art.”—Slavoj Žižek • “Extraordinary and brilliant.”—Adam Curtis, director of HyperNormalisationA fascinating exploration of “hypernormalization” in a political system that seemed powerful and eternal
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Extreme Politics : Nationalism Violence and the End of Eastern Europe

Nationalism, Violence, and the End of Eastern Europe

by Charles King ...

Why do some violent conflicts endure across the centuries while others become dimly remembered ancient struggles among forgotten peoples? Is nationalism really the powerful force that it appeared to be in the 1990s? This wide-ranging work examines the conceptual intersection of nationalist ideology social violence and the political transformation of Europe and Eurasia over the last two decades. ... Read more

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Why do some violent conflicts endure across the centuries while others become dimly remembered ancient struggles among forgotten peoples? Is nationalism really the powerful force that it appeared to be in the 1990s? This wide-ranging work examines the conceptual intersection of nationalist ideology social violence and the political transformation of Europe and Eurasia over the last two decades.
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The Wisdom of Mao

by Philosophical Library ...

Series series Wisdom
Beyond the Little Red Book: China's revolutionary leader and his philosophyIn this collection of essays, China's Chairman Mao Tse-Tung explains the interpretation of Marxism-Leninism ideology that became known as Maoism. This philosophy fueled the Chinese Revolution and the massive social and economic changes Mao instituted as the nation's leader. From examining the way contradictions can cause ... Read more

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Beyond the Little Red Book: China's revolutionary leader and his philosophyIn this collection of essays, China's Chairman Mao Tse-Tung explains the interpretation of Marxism-Leninism ideology that became known as Maoism. This philosophy fueled the Chinese Revolution and the massive social and economic changes Mao instituted as the nation's leader. From examining the way contradictions can cause
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Czech Feminisms

Perspectives on Gender in East Central Europe

Edited by Iveta Jusová, Jirina Šiklová ...

Sixteen essays "apply the intersectional theory in an inspiring way in the analysis of gender issues in the past and in contemporary Czech society" ( Aspasia).In this wide-ranging study of women's and gender issues in the pre- and post-1989 Czech Republic, contributors engage with current feminist debates and theories of nation and identity to examine the historical and cultural transformations of ... Read more

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Sixteen essays "apply the intersectional theory in an inspiring way in the analysis of gender issues in the past and in contemporary Czech society" ( Aspasia).In this wide-ranging study of women's and gender issues in the pre- and post-1989 Czech Republic, contributors engage with current feminist debates and theories of nation and identity to examine the historical and cultural transformations of
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National Minorities in Putin's Russia

Diversity and Assimilation

by Federica Prina ...

Series series Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
Using a human rights approach, the book analyses the dynamics in the application of minority policies for the preservation of cultural and linguistic diversity in Russia. Despite Russia’s legacy of ethno-cultural and linguistic pluralism, the book argues that the Putin leadership’s overwhelming statism and promotion of Russian patriotism are inexorably leading to a reduction of Russia’s diversity. ... Read more

$72.99 USD

Using a human rights approach, the book analyses the dynamics in the application of minority policies for the preservation of cultural and linguistic diversity in Russia. Despite Russia’s legacy of ethno-cultural and linguistic pluralism, the book argues that the Putin leadership’s overwhelming statism and promotion of Russian patriotism are inexorably leading to a reduction of Russia’s diversity.
... Read more

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