Parallel Cultures: Majority/Minority Relations in the Countries of the Former Eastern Bloc: Routledge Revivals

Contents: Parallel cultures, Christopher Lord; Competing cultures, conflicting identities: the case of Transylvania, Gavril Flora; Transformations of ethnic identity: the case of the Bulgarian Pomaks, Madeleine Danova; The identity crisis and emergence of alternative ethnic identities among the Eastern Slavs: the case of the Poleshuks, Kirill Shevchenko; Inter-ethnic coexistence and cultural autonomy in Ukraine: the case of the Donetsk region, Kateryna Standnik; Quo vadis? the case of Russia, Olga Strietska-Ilina; Index.

Christopher Lord, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Olga Strietska-Ilina, National Training Fund, Prague, Czech Republic

’I can only highly recommend a book which is not only thought-provoking and valuable, but is also a reaction on behalf of the human imagination, common sense and generosity of spirit to the many manifestations of retrogressive thinking still prevalent today. Parallel Cultures is a fascinating study by a group of young scholars from what used to be called the Eastern Bloc...essential for those who believe tolerance to be the guiding light of the twenty-first century (and even more essential reading for bigots!).’ Sir Peter Ustinov ’Parallel Cultures may well become a catchword in discussion of identity, nationalism, or minorities as much as, say, imagined community or invention of tradition...Lord’s essay founds a moral anthropology.’ Professor André Liebich, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Switzerland ’...polemic and grappling with a problem that is of real and contemporary importance. That is what will make it very well worth buying.’ Maurice Keen, University of Oxford, UK

This title was first published in 2001: This stimulating and well-written text is particularly suitable as a subsidiary text for courses in politics, sociology and ethnic studies.