Struggle over identity the official an d the alternative "Belarusianness" - Bekus, Nelly; American Council of Learned Societies (Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press)
pt. 1. Nation in theory -- Nation-formation strategies in contempora ry nation-studies -- State and nation -- Nationalism, capitalism, liber alism : the East European perspective -- Nationalism and socialism : th e Soviet case 41 -- pt. 2. The rise and development of the Belarusian n ational idea -- The first Belarusian nationalist movement : between nat ional and class interests -- Byelorussian Republic within the Soviet st ate -- Post-Soviet conditions for independence -- pt. 3. Belarusian pos t-communism -- The election of the first Belarusian president as a mirr or of Belarusian preferences -- "Labels" of the Belarusian regime -- "T riple transformation" and Belarus -- Prerequisites of democratization a nd authoritarianism in Belarus -- pt. 4. Arguments and paradoxes of wea k Belarusian identity -- Belarus as an example of national and democrat ic failure -- The Russian factor in Belarusian self-perception -- The p aradox of "national pride" -- Paradoxes of political and linguistic Rus sification -- Lack of religious basis for national unity -- pt. 5. The struggle over identity -- Two ideas of "Belarusianness" -- Belarusian-s pecific nature of the public sphere : "invisible wall" -- Belarusian hi story : the alternative and official historical narrations -- Political discourses of the alternative Belarusianness -- National ideology of t he Belarusian state as a political articulation of official Belarusiann ess -- pt. 6. Cultural manifestation versus social reification -- Two a pproaches to the politics of identity -- Belaruski globus : an encyclop edia of what existed before communism -- The Belarusian National Film M isterium occupation : distancing themselves from Soviets and Russians - - The "Free theater" or the alternative Belarusianness on stage -- Inde pendent rock music : critical reflection and protest -- Medieval reenac tors : a manifestation of Belarus's European history -- The official po litics of identity : social reification strategy.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-301) and index.
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Keywords: National characteristics, Belarusian; Nationalism -- Belarus; Political culture -- Belarus; Democratization -- Belarus; Popular culture -- Belarus; Social change; Post-communism -- Social aspects -- Belarus; Belarus -- Social conditions; Belarus -- Politics and government