Cultures and Nations of Central and Eastern Europe: Essays in Honor of Roman Szporluk FROM THE PUBLISHER
Written in honor of one of the foremost observers of nationalism and culture in Central and Eastern Europe, this volume brings together 35 eminent scholars from the United States, Canada, Ukraine, and Poland. Supplemented by a bibliography of the work of Roman Szporluk, these fresh, urgent essays mirror Szporluk's broad and comparativist approach. Topics range from the rise of Ukrainian national consciousness in Galicia, to nationalism in contemporary Serbia; from the rise of private property in the Russia of Catherine II, to contemporary Russian attitudes toward Ukrainian nation building. Other essays explore the impact of theories of nationalism on the discipline of history and critique Ernest Gellner's "constructivist" theory of the nation.
SYNOPSIS
This festschrift for an esteemed professor of Central and Eastern European history at Harvard University contains 35 articles, primarily written by North American scholars of history, international studies, Slavic languages and literatures, and other fields. The collection includes such widely ranging topics as the political potential of women's community organizations; text and subtext in Roman Ivanychuk's Mal'vy; and nationalism and communist multiethnic polities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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