Eco-Nationalism: Anti-Nuclear Activism and National Identity in Russia, Lithuania, and Ukraine
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (922 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822318377 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Eco-nationalism is an outstanding work and long-awaited contribution to our understanding of the relationship between environmental activism and national awakening during the Gorbachev era. It is an absolute must for those who want to understand the source, causes, and dynamics of nationalism in late- and post-communist society.”—John Löwenhardt, Institute of East European Law and Russian Studies, Leiden University
Great Textbook Jane Dawson is a wonderful Professor and also writer. She explains issues is a very clear manner and at the same time makes it interesting to read. She has personal experience in the Former USSR and she also was able to get access to information that normally isn't released. This book was one of my texts in an environmental class. It was the best class and the book open up a new are
Dawson argues that anti-nuclear activism, one of the most dynamic social forces to emerge during these years, was primarily a surrogate for an ever-present nationalism and a means of demanding greater local self-determination under the Soviet system. Jane I. These comparative case studies form the core of the book and trace differences among the various regional movements to the distinctive national identities of groups involved. Eco-nationalism examines the spectacular rise of the anti-nuclear power movement in the former Soviet Union during the early perestroika period, its unexpected successes in the late 1980s, and its substantial decline after 1991. Rather than representing strongly held environmental and anti-nuclear convictions, this activism was a political effort that reflected widely held anti-Soviet sentiments and a resentment against Moscow’s domination of the region—an effort that largely disappeared with the dissolution of the USSR.Dawson com