Struggle over identity: the official and the alternative "Belarusianness"

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter

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• INTRODUCTION (page 1)

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• PART I. NATION IN THEORY
  • CHAPTER 1 Nation-Formation Strategies in Contemporary Nation-Studies (page 13)

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  • CHAPTER 2 State and Nation (page 27)

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  • CHAPTER 3 Nationalism, Capitalism, Liberalism: The East European Perspective (page 33)

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  • CHAPTER 4 Nationalism and Socialism: The Soviet Case (page 41)

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• PART II. THE RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BELARUSIAN NATIONAL IDEA
  • CHAPTER 5 The First Belarusian Nationalist Movement: Between National and Class Interests (page 53)

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  • CHAPTER 6 Byelorussian Republic within the Soviet State (page 69)

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  • CHAPTER 7 Post-Soviet Conditions for Independence (page 79)

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• PART III. BELARUSIAN POST-COMMUNISM
  • CHAPTER 8 The Election of the First Belarusian President as a Mirror of Belarusian Preferences (page 85)

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  • CHAPTER 9 "Labels" of the Belarusian Regime (page 93)

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  • CHAPTER 10 "Triple Transformation" and Belarus (page 99)

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  • CHAPTER 11 Prerequisites of Democratization and Authoritarianism in Belarus (page 121)

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• PART IV. ARGUMENTS AND PARADOXES OF WEAK BELARUSIAN IDENTITY
  • CHAPTER 12 Belarus as an Example of National and Democratic Failure (page 133)

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  • CHAPTER 13 The Russian Factor in Belarusian Self-Perception (page 139)

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  • CHAPTER 14 The Paradox of "National Pride" (page 145)

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  • CHAPTER 15 Paradoxes of Political and Linguistic Russification (page 151)

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  • CHAPTER 16 Lack of Religious Basis for National Unity (page 157)

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• PART V. THE STRUGGLE OVER IDENTITY
  • CHAPTER 17 Two Ideas of "Belarusianness" (page 163)

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  • CHAPTER 18 Belarusian-Specific Nature of the Public Sphere: "Invisible Wall" (page 169)

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  • CHAPTER 19 Belarusian History: The Alternative and Official Historical Narrations (page 179)

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  • CHAPTER 20 Political Discourses of the Alternative Belarusianness (page 197)

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  • CHAPTER 21 National Ideology of the Belarusian State as a Political Articulation of Official Belarusuanness (page 211)

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• PART VI. CULTURAL MANIFESTATION VERSUS SOCIAL REIFICATION
  • CHAPTER 22 Two Approaches to the Politics of Identity (page 223)

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  • CHAPTER 23 Belaruski Globus: An Encyclopedia of What Existed before Communism (page 227)

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  • CHAPTER 24 The Belarusian National Film Misterium Occupation: Distancing Themselves from Soviets and Russians (page 229)

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  • CHAPTER 25 The "Free Theatre" or the Alternative Belarusianness on Stage (page 235)

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  • CHAPTER 26 Independent Rock Music: Critical Reflection and Protest (page 241)

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  • CHAPTER 27 Medieval Reenactors: A Manifestation of Belarus's European History (page 253)

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  • CHAPTER 28 The Official Politics of Identity: Social Reification Strategy (page 261)

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• CONCLUSION (page 277)

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• BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 283)

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• INDEX (page 303)

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