Author: Åge Meyer BenedictsenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lithuania
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Lithuania, "The Awakening of a Nation"
Author: Åge Meyer BenedictsenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lithuania
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Transit 'Norden' och 'Europa'
Author: Petra BroomansPublisher: Barkhuis
ISBN: 9492444852
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The IASS (International Association for Scandinavian Studies) is the international organization for the research of Nordic literature, culture and linguistics. Since 1956 the IASS conference has been organized every other year. In 2016, the 31th IASS conference took place in Groningen (Netherlands). This 2016 conference revolved around the 21st century as an era characterized by dynamics with different implications. These ongoing global transitions are reflected in the humanities; the dichotomy between centre and periphery has invaded the literary discourse. In many small language areas, more translated literature is being published than literature written in the national language. This implies that cultural mediators play a major role in the production of literature. Their efforts are made visible in a transnational approach to the history of literature.
The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: M. EpsteinPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270573
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1565
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: Mortimer EpsteinPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 023027059X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The Fall of an Empire, the Birth of a Nation
Author: Chris J ChulosPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351778927
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
This title was first published in 2000: A collection of articles by Russian and Western experts on nationalism. The objective of the work is to give an overview of the new Russian identity-building and of the historical continuities that lie behind this ongoing process. The main theme is the shift from empire and imperial consciousness, characteristic both of the imperial Russia and the Soviet Union, towards a new identity as a nation state. Ultra-nationalism and the threat posed by ultra-right extremists groups is also among the most important themes in the book. The rising nationalist extremism is one of the several major projects that seek to redefine the Russion nationhood. The ultra-nationalist challenge is examined in several articles; the anatomy of extreme Russian nationalism is also examined through a case study of a small militant group of extremists.
Irena Veisaitė
Author: Yves PlasseraudPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004298916
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Irena Veisaitė is held in deep esteem throughout her country. This volume is an attempt to relate the difficult journey of her remarkable life against the backdrop of the complex history of Lithuania and its Litvaks (Lithuanian Jews). After being rescued by Christian Lithuanian families and having survived the Holocaust Irena Veisaitė devoted herself to study and creative work. She was a memorable lecturer, respected theatre critic, associate film director, and also founder and chairman of the Open Society Fund (Soros Foundation) which made an invaluable contribution to the process of democratisation in Lithuania. Irena Veisaitė made it her life’s work to speak up for dialogue and mutual understanding and believes that even in the most difficult circumstances it is possible to preserve one’s humanity. Having lived through some of the major atrocities of the twentieth century, her insistence on the need for tolerance has inspired many.
The Slavonic Review
Author: The Statesman's Year-book
Author: The Nation
Author: Tradition and Agency
Author: Ton OttoPublisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag
ISBN: 8779349528
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The publication of the anthology The Invention of Tradition two decades ago generated an intensive, productive and sometimes confusing debate about issues of cultural politics and continuity. This new book follows up on the debate in two ways. In a substantive introduction the editors disentangle some of the conceptual knots and assess the relevance of the scholarship on invented traditions for an understanding of the relationship between culture and agency. In addition, nine chapters exemplify and develop different aspects of the theoretical discussions through selected case studies from five different regions-Europe, Africa, Indonesia, Australia and the Pacific.