Since the Revolution of 1989 and the fall of Communism, many new nation-states have come into existence and several previously repressed nationalities have been able to function once again as legally recognized entities. One of those revived nationalities is the Carpatho-Rusyns, who since 1989 have been recognized officially in five countries (Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Yugoslavia) where they live. Only Ukraine, where about three-quarters of all Rusyns live, does not accept that they form a distinct nationality. The unique value of this collection of 42 essays is that it reveals not only the theoretical-historical basis for a current national movement in a strategically located territory within the former Soviet empire (along the borders of Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary), it also provides texts that reveal in practical and concrete ways how the movement has been carried out.
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"Especially interesting... [Magosci] explains singular identity as something that fulfills individuals' subjective needs." -- "Nations & Nationalities" "Especially interesting... Magosci explains singular identity as something that fulfills individuals' subjective needs." -- "Nations & Nationalities" "Especially interesting... [Magosci] explains singular identity as something that fulfills individuals' subjective needs." -- Nations & Nationalities "Especially interesting... [Magosci] explains singular identity as something that fulfills individuals' subjective needs." -- "Nations & Nationalities"
Synopsis:
This collection of 42 essays reveals the theoretical-historical basis for a current national movement in Ukraine in 1999 and also shows how the movement has been carried out.
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- PublisherColumbia University Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 088033438X
- ISBN 13 9780880334389
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages1060